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People of different varnas should have different additional names according to Vyasa Smriti: “Sharman was added to the name of a Brahman, Varman to that of a Kshatriya, Gupta to that of a Vaishya and Dasa to that of a Shudra.”<blockquote>शर्मेति ब्रह्मणस्योक्तं वर्मेति क्षत्रियस्य तु । गुप्तदासात्मकं नाम प्रशस्तं वैश्यशूद्रयोः ॥ (Vyasa)<ref name=":12" /></blockquote>What a man would be in the world was a foregone conclusion and, accordingly, he was provided with privileges of social significance. But varna system was not peculiar to the Ancient Indians alone. It was prevalent, and is still common, in other Indo-European peoples also.<ref name=":12" />
 
People of different varnas should have different additional names according to Vyasa Smriti: “Sharman was added to the name of a Brahman, Varman to that of a Kshatriya, Gupta to that of a Vaishya and Dasa to that of a Shudra.”<blockquote>शर्मेति ब्रह्मणस्योक्तं वर्मेति क्षत्रियस्य तु । गुप्तदासात्मकं नाम प्रशस्तं वैश्यशूद्रयोः ॥ (Vyasa)<ref name=":12" /></blockquote>What a man would be in the world was a foregone conclusion and, accordingly, he was provided with privileges of social significance. But varna system was not peculiar to the Ancient Indians alone. It was prevalent, and is still common, in other Indo-European peoples also.<ref name=":12" />
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=== Fourfold naming ===
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== Fourfold Naming ==
 
The ancient practice of naming which is currently followed by a very few people lately. Names are based according to
 
The ancient practice of naming which is currently followed by a very few people lately. Names are based according to
  

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