[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) › c7.1988 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1988 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1988 - **Language:** English ### [c7.1988](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1988) KĀṆVAŚIRAS. A caste. Originally they were Kṣatriyas. In Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 35, Verse 17 we find that they were reduced to low caste because of their being jealous of the superiority of the Brāhmaṇas. - [Previous: c7.1987](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1987) - [Next: c7.1989](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1989) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1988](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1988) · Pramāṇa