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varna | jati |

As a verb varna

is to protect, to guard, to defend, to shield.

As a noun jati is

a clan, tribe, or community in india.

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

    See also

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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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    jati

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A clan, tribe, or community in India.
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