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Which was the earliest text that tried to explain caste system according to ones abilities & inclinations?
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Yajnavalyakay Smriti
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Manusmriti
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Ramayana
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Bhagavad-Gita
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -An elaborated Varna system with insights and reasoning is found in the Manu Smriti (an ancient legal text from the Vedic Period ), and later in various Dharma Shastras.
Detailed explanation-2: -Over fifty manuscripts of the Manusmriti are now known, but the earliest discovered, most translated and presumed authentic version since the 18th century has been the “Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) manuscript with Kulluka Bhatta commentary".
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