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800 BCE 600 BCE 400 BCE 200 BCE 1 CE 200 CE 400 CE 600 CE 800 CE 1000 CE 1200 CE 1400 CE ← 1 earlier 1 later → The preceding discussion renders the fol The preceding discussion 1000 BCE Arthaśāstra Arthaśāstra 600 BCE Yājñavalkya Yājñavalkya 500 BCE Mitākṣarā Mitākṣarā 89 CE Kāmasūtra Kāmasūtra 181 CE Viṣṇu Dharmasūtra Viṣṇu Dharmasūtra 405 CE Mitākṣarā Mitākṣarā 437 CE Vāyupurāṇa Vāyupurāṇa 650 CE Bṛhaspati Bṛhaspati 738 CE Bṛhaspati Bṛhaspati 994 CE Yājñavalkya Yājñavalkya 1000 CE Mahābhārata Mahābhārata 1000 CE Bṛhaspati Bṛhaspati 1045 CE Manusmṛti Manusmṛti 1101 CE Bṛhaspati Bṛhaspati 1101 CE Bṛhaspati Bṛhaspati 1129 CE Bṛhaspati Bṛhaspati 1161 CE Aparārka Aparārka 1175 CE Manusmṛti Manusmṛti 1179 CE Bṛhaspati Bṛhaspati 1288 CE Bṛhaspati Bṛhaspati 1328 CE In certain medieval works called Jātiviv In certain medieval works 1601 CE

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about 1000 BCE
The preceding discussion renders the following propositions most probable; (1) t
The preceding discussion renders the following propositions most probable; (1) that in the earliest times about which we...
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600 BCE
Arthaśāstra
Nicchivi. Manu X. 22 says that this is another name for karana or khasa. Probably this is a misreading for Licchavi or L...
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about 500 BCE
Yājñavalkya
We shall now append a list of several castes enumerated or mentioned in smṛti and other dharmaśāstra works from about 50...
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89 CE
Mitākṣarā
That the professional castes were wealthy and well organized follows from the dharmaśāstra works and epigraphic recordṣ ...
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181 CE
Kāmasūtra
*Abhira*. According to Manu X. 15 he is the child of the union of a brāhmaṇa with an ambaṣṭha girl. The Mahābhārata (Mau...
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405 CE
Viṣṇu Dharmasūtra
Cākrīka. According to Amara he is a person who rings a bell. Kṣīrasvāmī says that he announces the king's arrival by rin...
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437 CE
Mitākṣarā
That the professional castes were wealthy and well organized follows from the dharmaśāstra works and epigraphic recordṣ ...
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about 650 CE
Vāyupurāṇa
Nīṣāda. For vedic references see above (pp. 43 and 46). The Nirukta View in text →
738 CE
Bṛhaspati
The word kāyastha does not occur in the ancient dharma- sūtras of Gautama, Āpastamba, Baudhāyana, or Vasiṣṭha nor in the...
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994 CE
Bṛhaspati
The word kāyastha does not occur in the ancient dharma- sūtras of Gautama, Āpastamba, Baudhāyana, or Vasiṣṭha nor in the...
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1000 CE
Yājñavalkya
We shall now append a list of several castes enumerated or mentioned in smṛti and other dharmaśāstra works from about 50...
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1000 CE
Mahābhārata
Antyaja. This word is applied to all lowest castes like the cāņḍāla in Manu IV. 61, Viṣṇu Dh. S. 36.7, Yāj. I. 273, Bṛha...
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1045 CE
Bṛhaspati
The word kāyastha does not occur in the ancient dharma- sūtras of Gautama, Āpastamba, Baudhāyana, or Vasiṣṭha nor in the...
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1101 CE
Manusmṛti
The number of primary anulomas is only six (vide Manu X. 10, Yāj I. 91-92), but Manu names only three of them, viz. amba...
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1101 CE
Bṛhaspati
The word kāyastha does not occur in the ancient dharma- sūtras of Gautama, Āpastamba, Baudhāyana, or Vasiṣṭha nor in the...
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1129 CE
Bṛhaspati
The word kāyastha does not occur in the ancient dharma- sūtras of Gautama, Āpastamba, Baudhāyana, or Vasiṣṭha nor in the...
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1161 CE
Bṛhaspati
The word kāyastha does not occur in the ancient dharma- sūtras of Gautama, Āpastamba, Baudhāyana, or Vasiṣṭha nor in the...
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1175 CE
Aparārka
Lohakāra (ironsmith). Vide p. 75 under karmāra. NāradaView in text →
1179 CE
Manusmṛti
**Meda.** He is one of the seven antyajas (vide note 170). This is mentioned in Nārada (vākparuṣya, verse 11). Anusāsana...
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1288 CE
Bṛhaspati
The word kāyastha does not occur in the ancient dharma- sūtras of Gautama, Āpastamba, Baudhāyana, or Vasiṣṭha nor in the...
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1328 CE
Bṛhaspati
The word kāyastha does not occur in the ancient dharma- sūtras of Gautama, Āpastamba, Baudhāyana, or Vasiṣṭha nor in the...
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1601 CE
In certain medieval works called Jātiviveka and in other works like the Śūdra-ka
In certain medieval works called Jātiviveka and in other works like the Śūdra-kamalākara (first half of 17th century A. ...
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10 entities
20 date claims
4 debated
139 co-occurrences
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Arthaśāstratext1 claims · 600 BCE
600 BCE1329 CE
Discussed together with:
Manusmṛti3xṚgveda2xMitākṣarā2xNāradasmṛti2xYājñavalkya Smṛti2xKātyāyanasmṛti1xĀpastamba Dharmasūtra1xViṣṇu Dharmasūtra1x
600 BCE
Nicchivi. Manu X. 22 says that this is another name for karana or khasa. Probably this is a misreadi... view
Kāmasūtratext1 claims · 181 CE
600 BCE1329 CE
Discussed together with:
Mahābhārata1xManusmṛti1xMausalaparva1xSabhāparva1x
181 CE
*Abhira*. According to Manu X. 15 he is the child of the union of a brāhmaṇa with an ambaṣṭha girl. ... view
Viṣṇu Dharmasūtratext1 claims · 405 CE
600 BCE1329 CE
Discussed together with:
Manusmṛti5xYājñavalkya Smṛti5xMitākṣarā4xAparārka3xĀpastamba Dharmasūtra2xParāśarasmṛti2xMedhātithi1xViṣṇu Smṛti1x
405 CE
Cākrīka. According to Amara he is a person who rings a bell. Kṣīrasvāmī says that he announces the k... view
Mitākṣarātext2 claims · 89 CE to 437 CE
600 BCE1329 CE
Discussed together with:
Manusmṛti5xYājñavalkya Smṛti5xViṣṇu Dharmasūtra4xMedhātithi2xArthaśāstra2xṚgveda2xNāradasmṛti2xAparārka2x
89 CE
That the professional castes were wealthy and well organized follows from the dharmaśāstra works and... view
437 CE
That the professional castes were wealthy and well organized follows from the dharmaśāstra works and... view
Vāyupurāṇatext1 claims · 650 CE
600 BCE1329 CE
Discussed together with:
Arthaśāstra1xGautama Dharmasūtra1xṚgveda1xManusmṛti1xMedhātithi1xMitākṣarā1xNāradasmṛti1xŚāntiparva1x
about 650 CE
Nīṣāda. For vedic references see above (pp. 43 and 46). The Nirukta <sup class="fn-ref"><a href="#fn... view
Yājñavalkya Smṛtitext2 claims · 500 BCE to 1000 CE
600 BCE1329 CE
Discussed together with:
Manusmṛti7xMitākṣarā5xViṣṇu Dharmasūtra5xAparārka3xMedhātithi2xArthaśāstra2xṚgveda2xNāradasmṛti2x
about 500 BCE
We shall now append a list of several castes enumerated or mentioned in smṛti and other dharmaśāstra... view
1000 CE
We shall now append a list of several castes enumerated or mentioned in smṛti and other dharmaśāstra... view
Mahābhāratatext1 claims · 1000 CE
600 BCE1329 CE
Discussed together with:
Manusmṛti2xAparārka1xMitākṣarā1xViṣṇu Dharmasūtra1xYājñavalkya Smṛti1xKāmasūtra1xMausalaparva1xSabhāparva1x
1000 CE
Antyaja. This word is applied to all lowest castes like the cāņḍāla in Manu IV. 61, Viṣṇu Dh. S. 36.... view
Bṛhaspatismṛtitext8 claims · 738 CE to 1328 CE
600 BCE1329 CE
Discussed together with:
Aparārka1xBaudhāyana Dharmasūtra1xManusmṛti1xMitākṣarā1xParāśarasmṛti1xVasiṣṭha Dharmasūtra1xViṣṇu Dharmasūtra1xYājñavalkya Smṛti1x
738 CE
The word kāyastha does not occur in the ancient dharma- sūtras of Gautama, Āpastamba, Baudhāyana, or... view
994 CE
The word kāyastha does not occur in the ancient dharma- sūtras of Gautama, Āpastamba, Baudhāyana, or... view
1045 CE
The word kāyastha does not occur in the ancient dharma- sūtras of Gautama, Āpastamba, Baudhāyana, or... view
1101 CE
The word kāyastha does not occur in the ancient dharma- sūtras of Gautama, Āpastamba, Baudhāyana, or... view
1129 CE
The word kāyastha does not occur in the ancient dharma- sūtras of Gautama, Āpastamba, Baudhāyana, or... view
1161 CE
The word kāyastha does not occur in the ancient dharma- sūtras of Gautama, Āpastamba, Baudhāyana, or... view
1288 CE
The word kāyastha does not occur in the ancient dharma- sūtras of Gautama, Āpastamba, Baudhāyana, or... view
1328 CE
The word kāyastha does not occur in the ancient dharma- sūtras of Gautama, Āpastamba, Baudhāyana, or... view
Aparārkaperson1 claims · 1175 CE
600 BCE1329 CE
Discussed together with:
Manusmṛti3xViṣṇu Dharmasūtra3xYājñavalkya Smṛti3xMitākṣarā2xParāśarasmṛti2xMahābhārata1xBṛhaspatismṛti1xBaudhāyana Dharmasūtra1x
1175 CE
Lohakāra (ironsmith). Vide p. 75 under karmāra. Nārada<sup class="fn-ref"><a href="#fn-chapter-ii-va... view
Manusmṛtitext2 claims · 1101 CE to 1179 CE
600 BCE1329 CE
Discussed together with:
Yājñavalkya Smṛti7xMitākṣarā5xViṣṇu Dharmasūtra5xArthaśāstra3xNāradasmṛti3xAparārka3xMedhātithi2xṚgveda2x
1101 CE
The number of primary anulomas is only six (vide Manu X. 10, Yāj I. 91-92), but Manu names only thre... view
1179 CE
**Meda.** He is one of the seven antyajas (vide note 170). This is mentioned in Nārada (vākparuṣya, ... view
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