Question

Explain the Varna System
define each of its kind with
proper defenation.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Varna system in Dharma-shastras divides society into four varnas (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishya and Shudras). Those who fall out of this system because of their grievous sins are ostracised as outcastes (untouchables) and considered outside the varna system.

Answer 2

Ancient India in the Vedic Period (c. 1500—1000 BCE) did not have social stratification based on socio-economic indicators; rather, citizens were classified according to their Varna or castes. ‘Varna’ defines the hereditary roots of a newborn; it indicates the color, type, order or class of people.

Four principal categories are defined :

• Brahmins (priests, gurus, etc.)
• Kshatriyas (warriors, kings, administrators, etc.)
• Vaishyas (agriculturalists, traders, etc., also called Vysyas)
• Shudras (laborers)