[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) › c8.1686 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1686 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1686 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1686](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1686) PAÑCAJANAS. Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas and Śūdras are the four castes. Niṣādas form the fifth caste. All these five are collectively called Pañcajanas. (Sūkta 89, Anuvāka 14, Maṇḍala 1, Ṛgveda). - [Previous: c8.1685](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1685) - [Next: c8.1687](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1687) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg.1.89) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1686](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1686) · Pramāṇa