castes

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चतुर्वर्ण 	-	  caturvarNa 	-	  4 castes
चातुर्वर्ण्य 	-	  cAturvarNya 	-	 n.
  	-	  four castes
अनुलोम 	-	  anuloma 	-	 m.
  	-	  mixed castes
वर्णक्रम 	-	  varNakrama 	-	 m.
  	-	  order of castes
परिध्वंस 	-	  paridhvaMsa 	-	 f.
  	-	  mixture of castes
सङ्कर 	-	  saGkara 	-	 m.
  	-	  mixture of castes
वर्णज 	-	  varNaja 	-	 adj.
  	-	  produced from castes
उपवीत 	-	  upavIta 	-	 n.
  	-	  sacred thread or cord  [ worn by the first three castes over the left shoulder and under the right arm ]
वैदेह 	-	  vaideha 	-	 m.
  	-	  people of mixed castes
वर्णविक्रिया 	-	  varNavikriyA 	-	 f.
  	-	  enmity against the castes
चतुर्वर्णमय 	-	  caturvarNamaya 	-	 adj.
  	-	  consisting of the 4 castes
द्विजा 	-	  dvijA 	-	 adj.
  	-	  of any of three upper castes  [ a twice born ]
त्रैवर्ण 	-	  traivarNa 	-	 m.
  	-	  member of the first 3 castes
वर्णगुरु 	-	  varNaguru 	-	 m.
  	-	  father or chief of the castes
वर्णसंसर्ग 	-	  varNasaMsarga 	-	 m.
  	-	  mixture or confusion of castes
साङ्करिक 	-	  sAGkarika 	-	 adj.
  	-	  sprung from a mixture of castes
द्विज 	-	  dvija 	-	 m.
  	-	  member of the upper three castes
नानास्त्री 	-	  nAnAstrI 	-	 f.
  	-	  women belonging to different castes
नवशायक 	-	  navazAyaka 	-	 n.
  	-	  name given to any of 9 inferior castes
आर्यकृत 	-	  AryakRta 	-	 adj.
  	-	  made by a man of the first three castes

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