What do you mean by the varan system
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Varna system
Varna system is the social stratification based on the Varna, caste. Four basic categories are defined under this system - Brahmins (priests, teachers, intellectuals), Kshatriyas (warriors, kings, administrators), Vaishyas (agriculturalists, traders, farmers ) and Shudras (workers, labourers, artisans).
What is Varna?
Varna is a Sanskrit term, derived from 'vr'-to cover, to envelop, count, classify, consider, describe or choose.
The term is used to describe the social class divisions made in the Vedic period in the Brahminical books like the Manusmriti.
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