=== सूत्रचरणग्रन्थेषु वर्णः ॥ Varna in Sutracharanas ===
=== सूत्रचरणग्रन्थेषु वर्णः ॥ Varna in Sutracharanas ===
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[[Grhyasutras (गृह्यसूत्राणि)|Grhyasutras]] and [[Dharmasutras (धर्मसूत्राणि)|Dharmasutras]] are the primary texts that describe the Varnashrama system explicitly and are considered as primary texts that deal with this matter in great detail.
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[[Grhyasutras (गृह्यसूत्राणि)|Grhyasutras]] and [[Dharmasutras (धर्मसूत्राणि)|Dharmasutras]] are the primary texts that describe the [[Varnashrama Dharma (वर्णाश्रमधर्मः)|Varnashrama dharmas]] explicitly and are considered as ancient primary texts that deal with this matter in great detail. While the Vedas mention them in particular context such as marriage, Varnaashrama dharmas form the principal subject matter of these Vedanga texts. They laid strict rules regarding the occupations to be followed largely in a hereditary manner. All Grhyasutras and Dharmasutras such as those of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Gautama, and Vashishta discuss the Varnadharmas with few differences, or with some peculiarity, omission or addition of principles. Here the Baudhayana Dharmasutras are quoted as an example for the Varnadharmas for the people of four varnas.
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[[Brahmana Dharma (ब्राह्मणधर्मः)|Brahmana Dharmas]] include six occupations namely svadhyaya (studying the Vedas), teaching, conducting yajnas, officiating yajnas (rtviks) giving and receiving danas.
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[[Kshatriya Dharma (क्षत्रियधर्मः)|Kshatriya Dharmas]] comprised primarily of protection of people (wars and military) and administration of territory 19
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[[Vaishya Dharma (वैश्यधर्मः)|Vaishya Dharmas]] involved trade, agriculture, cattle breeding, and lending money at interest as their hereditary occupation 20
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[[Shudra Dharma (शूद्रधर्मः)|Shudra Dharmas]] included handicrafts and service (in general and to the other varna people)21