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Sanskrit and Vraj philosophical terms used across the Vachanamrut, Shikshapatri, and Bhaktachintamani, sourced verbatim from Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Bhuj-Kutch's own published Vachanamrut glossary appendix — not written by us.
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- Kãyasth
- Community of people or a person born of brãhman and kshatriya parents, traditionally engaged in political affairs.
- kshatriya
- Person of power and courage, traditionally responsible for the formation and enforcement of law within society, as well as its safety. Rulers and warriors of society. The second of the four varnas (castes) of the ancient Indian social system.
- Rãjput
- Son of the king. A class of people of the kshatriya varna descending originally from royal lineage, and extremely strong and brave.
- shudra
- Labourer. Skilled worker traditionally serving the other three varnas (brãhmans, kshatriyas, and vaishyas). The lowest of the four varnas (castes) of the ancient Indian social system.
- Tretã-Yug
- Second of the four yugs that mark the time-scale of the world. Lasting 1,296,000 human years, it was when purity and righteousness had slightly diminished, the instincts of the kshatriyas prevailed, people lived to be 10,000, and people’s wishes were not so readily fulfilled. Called the Tretã-Yug, or age of three, because the general ratio of good deeds performed to bad deeds was three to one.
- varna
- A caste of the ancient Indian social system: brãhman, kshatriya, vaishya, and sudra.