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Aspects of Brahmanical Influence on the Jarna Mythology
name Vaissa 10 Those among the masses, who were engaged in low acts and executed orders of others, were classed as Sūdras and had manifold division 11
Now so far as the principal duty of the Kşatriya is concerned, RPC, JHV and MP have obviously based it on the derivative sense of the term Kşatra glossed by the immortal poet Kālıdása as preserver from injury". Thus like the RaghuDamsa all the three worhs inform us that the Ksatriyas were so called because they were entrusted with (the duty of) preserve ung (the people) from injury 49
Of all the works, the Mahapurana of Jinasena is of particular interest from the standpoint of the comparative study of the topic concerned For, the Brahmanıcal theory of the origin of the Varnas from the various parts of the Creator's body also finds a modified place in the work. Thus, like the Purusasūkta43 and the Mahābhārata," the MP says that the Lord (Rşabha) wielding weapon (in hand) created the Kşatriyas from his arms ;45 next, the Master, instructing to undertake journey, 40 alfw-4f#TITS TITTAU-Tuin JUGATI ते होन्ति वइसनामा वावारपरायणा धीरा ॥
-PPC. 2 116, RPC 3.267, JHV 9 39 41. # 199+TTTT TRỘTO Titan faqa ते होन्ति सुद्दवग्गा, वहुभेया चेव लोगम्मि ॥
-PC, 3 117, RPC 3 268 For all these references to the
origin of the classes and their respective duties compare Gilā,
XVIII 43-44, MBh XII. 298 20-21 42 (a) afaziù fayun ......9f791.....
-RPC 3 266a (b) saatu fayaar feafarur ......
--MP. 16 243b (c) aferat FanFITUTO..... ...
JHY 8 39 and comp क्षताद किल पायत इत्युदन क्षत्रस्य शब्दो भुवनेषु रूढ ।
Raghu II 63 43 RV X. 90 12 44. MBK VI 67 186-19a, VIII 32 43b-44a, XII 72 4-5, 296 6 45 स्वदो| धारयन् शस्त्र क्षत्रियानसृजद् विभु ।
-MP. 16 245a
