What are Varnas? Explain.
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Varna is a birth-based classification of Hindus. In the scriptures, four varNas are mentioned. In order of decreasing merit, they are the brAhmaNas or priests and teachers, the kshatriyas or warriors, the vaishyas or farmers and merchants, and the shUdras or worker castes.
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Varṇa is a Sanskrit word which means type, order, colour or class. The term refers to social classes in Brahminical books like the Manusmriti. These and other Hindu literature classified the society in principle into four varnas: Brahmins: priests, scholars and teachers.
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