WHO WERE THE SHUDRAS? How they came to be the Fourth Varna in the Indo-Aryan Society - Page 242

THE SHUDRAS : INDEX 223

Purusha Sukta, 27; Comparison of its two cosmogonies, 27; Its secular theory of origin of classes, 28-29; Consciousness of division of labour,

30; On five tribes of Indo-Aryan nation, 30-31; Does not use term Arya in racial sense, 70; On united front of Aryans and Dasas against common enemy, 75; Description of Dasyus as people belonging in cult different from that of Aryans, 75 76; Occurrence of terms ‘Anasa’, ‘Mridha vak’ and ‘Krishna Yoni’,

76-77; On absence of racial distinction between Aryans, Dasas and Dasyus, 77; On absence of colour prejudice amongst Aryans, 81-82; Occurrence of word ‘Varnas’ in, 82 83; Supports existence of, two opposing Aryan communities, 86 87; One of the two Vedas, 87; Description of Dasa in, 105-06; Dasharajna Yuddha, 124-27; Praise of Sudas’ philanthropy, 127; Tribes in and Sudas’ relation to them,

128; On enmity between Bharatas and Tritsus, 192; Reasons for absence of word ‘Shudra’ in its description of Paijavana, 205

Ripley, Prof. W. E.—On difference between a race and a people, 66; His table of European Racial Types,

68; Disproves theory of Caucasia as cradle of Aryan race, 71-72; On dark complexion of earliest Europeans, 81; 98 (footnotes)

Risley, Sir Herbert—On anthropometrical survey finds people of India mixture of four races, 97

Romans—Classes in their society, 26; Need for comparison of Brahmanic Laws with theirs, 59-60; Classes and persons under their Law, 60; Basis for rights and disabilities; Caput and Existimatio, 59-61; Was their Law regulated by communal

considerations? 61-63; Their removal of social and political disabilities of Plebians, 61-63; Difference with Brahmanic Law on Equality of Law in Criminal matters and extinction of disabilities, 63-64

Roy, Mr.—On authenticity of his Mahabharata text, 114-15

Sadgurushishya—Reasons for Sudas’ cruelty to Sakti according to, 150

Sakti— Vide Sadgurushishya and Satyayana Brahmana

Sama Veda—A different form of Rig Veda, 87

Samskara Ganapati—Its acceptance of Shudra’s eligibility for Upanayana,

169

Samskaras—Names of forty, 170; Jaimini, view on necessity of, 171 72; In narrower sense only sixteen,

171; Spiritual in significance in earlier times, 171; And Christian Sacraments, 171

Sardesai Rao Bahadur, G. S.—On Peshwa’s discontinuation of Rajyabhisheka era, 182 (footnote)

Sarup, Laxman—Edition of Nighantu and Nirukta, 118 (footnote)

Satapatha Brahmana—Explanation of four Varnas, 39-40; disabilities of Shudras under, 42; ideolology relating to creation, 88-89; Discrimination in mode of address to different Varnas at sacrifices, 131, 207; Explanation of creation of three Varnas only, 128; On strength of Turvasa Tribe, 202

Satyayana Brahmana—Story of Sudas’ atrocity on Sakti, 150

Savarnas— De jure connotation of, 36; Who are, 36

Sayanacharya—His interpretation of term ‘Anasa’, 77; List of Kingsauthors of Rig Veda hymns, 126,

126 (footnote)

Senart, Prof—On social organization of Vedic times 130-31