[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) › c5.992 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.992 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.992 - **Language:** English ### [c5.992](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.992) DRĀVIDAS. It is stated in Mahābhārata (Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 33, Stanza 22) that the drāvidas were originally Kṣatriyas and that they became Śūdras by the curse of Brāhmaṇas. - [Previous: c5.991](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.991) - [Next: c5.993](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.993) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.992](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.992) · Pramāṇa