[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) › c9.3719 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3719 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3719 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3719](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3719) VAIŚYA. One of the four castes. (For further details see under Varṇa and Cāturvarṇya). - [Previous: c9.3718](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3718) - [Next: c9.3720](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3720) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3719](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3719) · Pramāṇa