[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.2150 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2150 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2150 - **Language:** English ### [c5.2150](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2150) VRĀTYA. “Persons whom the twice-born beget on women of their own classes, but who omit the prescribed rites and have abandoned the Gāyatrī, are to be designated as Vrātyas.” —\*Manu\*. - [Previous: c5.2149](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2149) - [Next: c5.2151](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2151) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2150](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2150) · Pramāṇa