[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.s2.264 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.264 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.264 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s2.264](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v2.c4.s2.263](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.263) - [Next: v2.c4.s2.265](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.265) - [Up: v2.c4.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.264](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.264) · Pramāṇa