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varna

DEFINITIONS OF: varna

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n (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)

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brahman, brahmin
the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
rajanya
the second highest of the four varnas: the noble or warrior category
vaisya
the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category
shudra, sudra
the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status
Type of:
group, grouping
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
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