[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) › c9.1698 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1698 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1698 - **Language:** English ### [c9.1698](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1698) ŚAUṆḌIKAS. A Caste. Originally they were Kṣatriyas. Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 35, Verse 17, mentions that they were debased on account of a curse by a Brāhmaṇa. - [Previous: c9.1697](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1697) - [Next: c9.1699](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1699) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1698](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1698) · Pramāṇa