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The fix above enumerated are begotten in the direct 

 order of the claffes. Six are begotten in the inverfe 

 order. 



7. Sut a, begotten by a CJhatriya> on a woman of 

 the pried ly clafs. His occupation is managing horfes, 

 and driving cars. The fame origin is given, in the Pu- 

 rdna, to the Mdldcdra ( i ) or florid ; but he fprung 

 from the Carmacdra and 'tallica claffes, if the autho- 

 rity of the Mantra prevails. 



8. Mdgadha, born of a CJhatriya girl, by a man 

 of the commercial clafs, has, according to the Saftra, 

 the profeffion of travelling with merchandize; but, ac- 

 cording to the Purina and Mantra, is an encomiaft. 

 From parents of thofe clalTes fprung the Go fa (2) if 

 the Purdna may be believed ; but the H antra defcribes 

 the Gopa as a true Sudra> and names Gopajivi (3) a 

 mixed clafs, ufing the fame profeffion, and fpringing 

 from 'Tanlravdya Manibandha clafTes. 



9 and 10. Vaideha and Ay'ogava* The occupa- 

 tion of the firft, born pf a Brdhmem by a man of the 

 commercial clafs, is waiting on women : the fecond, 

 born of a Vaifya woman by a man of the ferviie clafs, 

 has the profeflion of a carpenter. 



11. CJhattri) or Cfiatta, fprung from a ferviie 

 man by a woman of the military clafs, is employed 

 in killing and confining fuch animals as live in holes. 

 The fame origin is afcribed by the Purdna to the Car* 

 macdra, or fmith, and Dafa, or mariner. The one is 

 mentioned in the Mantra without fpecifying the clalTes 

 from which he fprung; and the other has a different 

 origin, according to the Sdfira and tantra* 



All 



(1) Mali. (2) Cop. (3) Goarid-GJp. 



