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| var·na [ vrnə ] (plural var·nas) |
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class of Hindu society: a social caste in Hindu society. The four castes are the priests Brahmins, warriors Kshatriyas, merchants Vaisyas, and workers Sudras, with, below these, the untouchables Dalits.
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| [Mid-19th century. < Sanskrit, "color, cover, class, sort"] |
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