Devala-smriti (critical study)
by Mukund Lalji Wadekar | 1982 | 67,394 words
This essay represents an English study of the Devala-smriti—an ancient text attributed to sage Devala classified as belonging to the Dharma-Shastra branch of Indian literature which encompasses jurisprudence and religious law. This study deals with the reconstructed text of the Devalasmriti based on surviving references, emphasizing Devala’s unique...
Table 3: Varnajiti-viveka
690 TABLE NO. 3 VARNAJITIVIVEKA A table, showing varnas etc. mentioned & named in the text, (Chapter II of adhyaya I) is given below : Male Female Offspring Varnas 1) Bhahmana Brahmana Brahmana 2) Ksatriya Ksatriya Ksatriya 3) Vaisya Vaisya Vaisya 4) Sudra sudra Sudra Anulomas 1) Brahmana Ksatriya Brahmana savarnas 2) Ksatriya 3) Vaisya Vaisya Ksatriya Sudra Sudra or Karana Anulomas 1) Brahmana Vaisya Ambastha (contd.) 2) Brahmana sudra Parasava or Nisada 3) Ksatriya Sudra Ugra Pratilomas 1) Sudra Vaisya Ayogava 2) Sudra + Ksatriya Ksatta or Mainda 3) Sudra Brahmana Candala 4) Vaisya Ksatriya Magadha or Mucaka 5) Vaisya Brahmana Vaidehaka 6) Ksatriya Brahmana Suta
891 Antaralas 1) Ugra (Anuloma) Nisada (Anuloma) Kukkuta 2) Nisada (Anuloma) Sudra (Varna) Pulkas a 3) Vaidehaka Ambastha Vena (Pratiloma) (Anuloma) 4) Ambastha (Anuloma) Vaidehaka Kusilava (Pratiloma) 5) Bandi 6) Ugra (Anuloma) Ksatriya (Varna) Svapaka