Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.249

v2.c4.s7.249

2. *The Relation of the Castes.*—The ritual literature is full of minute differences respecting the castes. Thus, for example, the Śatapatha prescribes different sizes of funeral mounds for the four castes.⁵⁴ Different modes of address are laid down for the four castes,⁵⁵ as *ehi*, 'approach'; *āgaccha*, 'come'; *ādrava*, 'run up'; *ādhāva*, 'hasten up,' which differ in degrees of politeness. The representatives of the four castes are dedicated at the Puruṣamedha ('human sacrifice') to different deities.⁵⁶ The Sūtras have many similar rules.⁵⁷