A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c33.516

v2.c33.516

72 Gautamiputra strove after the restoration of the four varṇas (R.C. Majumdar et al., 1948: 132). See Su.Sū.34.9, where varṇasaṃkara (confusion of the varṇas) is condemned and described as resulting from the rule of bad kings. Compare K.A. Nilakanta Sastri (1971): 98–99; D.C. Sircar (1968b): 203; R. Thapar (1977): 101–102.