WHO WERE THE SHUDRAS? How they came to be the Fourth Varna in the Indo-Aryan Society - Page 238

THE SHUDRAS : INDEX 219

Chitrao Shastri— On list of Sudas’ opponent, 126 (footnote)

Chirstians— Emperors, their disabilities under Roman Law, 58-59 Sacraments and Brahmanic Samskaras, 171;

Crooke, Mr. Villiam—On Hinduisation of Gurjar tribes into Rajputs for representing Buddhism, 178-79

Das, Mr. A. C.—Identifies Dasas and Dasyus with Shudras of later times,

101

Dasas—And Dasyus, according to Western Scholars: (i) a dark race different from Aryans, (ii) conquered, enslaved and called Shudras by Aryans, 65; Paucity of references to, and Dasyus as enemies of Aryans in Rig Veda, 75; United with Aryans against common enemy, 75, conflict with Aryan’s, religious not racial, 75-76; And Dasyus terms not used in racial sense, 76-77; Their epithet ‘Krishnayoni’ connotes no racial distinction with Aryans, 77; Application of word ‘Varna’ to, in Rig Veda, 83; And Dasyus not distinct from Aryans in race and complexion, 85; And Dasyus as allies of one Aryan community and enemies of the other, 86-87; can be identified with Azi Dahaka of Zend Avesta,

104-05; A civilized people, 105-06; Cannot be identified with Shudras,

106; And Dasyus, their complete disappearance from Post-Vedic literature and absorption by Aryans,

106; Term, occurs five times in Rig Veda in sense of slave, 111

Dasharajna Yuddha—Account of,

124-26; A war between Shudras and non-Shudra Kshatriyas, 202 03; See also Sudas.

Dasyus— Conflict with Aryans religious not racial, 75-76; Correct

interpretation of epithet ‘Mridhravak’ and ‘Anasa’, 76; Distinct from Aryans not by race but by religion, 103-04; Existence of, in all Varnas according to Mahabharata, 104; A contemptuous term used by Indo-Aryans to designate Indo-Iranians, 104; More powerful than Aryans, 105, See also Dasa and Aryan

Dharma Sutras— Evidentiary value of their statements on Shudras,

107-08; Their prohibition of Upanayana, Vedic ceremonies and sacrifices and Soma drink to Shudras, 108-09; Evidence against their prohibitions from Brahmanic literature, 109-11

Divodasa—122-23, 128-29

Dongre, Rao Bahadur—Siddhanta Vijaya, 182 (footnote)

Egyptian—Cosmogony, 22; Classes in their society, 26

Encylopaedia of Religion And Ethics—22

Fausboll, Dr.—Story of Chyavana, 109 (footnote)

Foster, Prof. Michael—On hypothesis,

80

Gagabhat—officiating priest at Shivaji’s coronation, 176; Bought over by huge Dakshina, 179-80; His twists and turns, 181-82; His attempt to prove Kayasthas bastards, 182

Ganganath Jha—Purva Mimamsa, 172 (footnote)

Gautama Dharma Sutra— Disabilities of Shudra under, 47,49, 51-52, Enumeration of forty Samskaras from; 170

Geiger—Summary of his views on original home of Aryans, 71

Grant Maddison—Introduction of Aryan language in Europe, 99 (footnote)