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Varna - What does it mean?

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varna

English

(Varna in Hinduism)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Hinduism) any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes

    • Related terms

    * Brahmin * Kshatriya * Vaishya * Shudra

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    References

    * Credo, Quia Occidentale * Welzer, Albrecht. 1994. Credo, Quia Occidentale: A Note on Sanskrit varna and its Misinterpretation in Literature on Mamamsa and Vyakarana. In: Studies in Mamamsa: Dr Mandan Mishra Felicitation Volume edited by R.C. Dwivedi. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass.

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