SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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unskilled workers
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skilled workers
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priests or scholars
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outcasts
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Vaishyas are third in the Caste System, otherwise known as the common people. According to Yanjur Veda “Vaisya among men… brutes from the belly. As they have been created from the storehouse of food (belly) so they are the food (or inteneded to be enjoyed by others).
Detailed explanation-2: -Kshatriyas: Rulers, administrators or warriors. Vaishyas: Agriculturalists, farmers or merchants. Shudras: Artisans, laborers or servants.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the top of the hierarchy were the Brahmins who were mainly teachers and intellectuals and are believed to have come from Brahma’s head. Then came the Kshatriyas, or the warriors and rulers, supposedly from his arms. The third slot went to the Vaishyas, or the traders, who were created from his thighs.