[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.3172 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.3172 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.3172 - **Language:** English ### [c4.3172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3172) Pāṇḍyas, Kāṇḍvas, Sirākhyas, Lāṭas, Drāviḍas, Keralas, Couras, Darvas, Daradas, Śauṇḍas, Śabaras, Arbaras, Kirātas and Yavanas were all Kṣatriyas but were turned into Śūdras by a curse of the brahmins. - [Previous: c4.3171](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3171) - [Next: c4.3173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3173) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3172) · Pramāṇa