WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -There were four classes in the caste system: Brahmins (priests and scholars), Kshatriyas (kings, governors, and warriors), Vaishyas (cattle herders, agriculturists, artisans, and merchants), and Shudras (laborers and service providers).

Detailed explanation-2: -Vaishya, also spelled Vaisya, third highest in ritual status of the four varnas, or social classes, of Hindu India, traditionally described as commoners.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bania, also spelled Baniya, (from Sanskrit vāṇijya, “trade”), Indian caste consisting generally of moneylenders or merchants, found chiefly in northern and western India; strictly speaking, however, many mercantile communities are not Banias, and, conversely, some Banias are not merchants.