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chapter. For the present, we conclude by summing up what we have discussed in this chapter :
1. Bahya does not mean untouchable. It is used for the so
called varņa-sankara-jātis which include the untouchables. 2. The words 'Antya' and 'Antyaja' are interchangeable and they
are used in a broad sense for the entire südra Varna and in a
narrow sense for untouchables. 3. The existence of untouchability in the age of the Dharmaśāstras is proved independently. Whatever the meanings of
Bāhya, Antya or Antyaja may be, that does not affect it. 4. The government list is a political document. certainly not a
scientifically prepared list of a sociologist. So it is not wise to base a conclusion solely on the Schedule. Availability of non-availability of names in the Schedule is not that impor
tant. 5. Generally the Dharmaśāstras do not care to give any lists.
The lists we find despite that are seceptions to the general
rule and by no means exhaustive. 6. That there were no untouchables but only 'impure' people
during the age of the Dharmaśāstras is a contention based on tortuord and confused logic as well as denial of a lat of
facts, References : 1. Vişnu, V. 104 and Katyāyana, 433; 783
The Untouchables, p. 133 3. Manu, X. 30-31 4. Manu, VIII. 270 5. Manu, VIII. 68 6. Do, IV. 79 7. K.P. Jayaswal, Jouernal of Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1913,
p. 259 8. Manu, X. 39 9. Anušā sana parva, XLVIII. 10-13 10. Vasisthadharma sūtra, XVIII. 3 11. Mahabharata, śāntiparva, CIX. 9 12. The Untouchables, p. 137 13. Do, p. 137 14. Amarakośa, Kanda II, südravarga, verses 10 and 20 15. Narada, Vivāda peda V. 15-16 16. Do, V.8
17. Manu, X. 39 . 18. Do, X. 36
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