The document summarizes the caste system of ancient India, which divided Indian society into five hierarchical social groups based on occupation. The Aryan invaders established this system, with the Brahmins as priests and teachers at the top, followed by the Kshatriyas as warriors, Vaishyas as traders and merchants, Sudras as servants, and Harijans as untouchables at the bottom. People were born into their caste and it determined their occupation, who they could interact with, and their status in society.
3. Caste According to the Rig Veda The duties of Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, and Vaisyas, and of Sudras, too, O terror of your foes! are distinguished according to the qualities born of nature. CHAPTER XVIII, pp. 126-127 http://www.worldfuturefund.org/wffmaster/Reading/Germany/Caste Quotes.htm
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