Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.264
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.264
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v2.c4.s2.264
¹⁵ See Weber, *Indische Studien*, 10, 21. The Sūtras allowed for a Brāhmaṇa the ages 8-16; for a Kṣatriya, 11-22; for a Vaiśya, 12-24. The difference between the Brāhmaṇa and the Kṣatriya, compared with that between the Kṣatriya and the Vaiśya, shows that the two latter castes were in a different position from the Brāhmaṇa.