Ashtadasha-jati, Aṣṭādaśa-jāti: 1 definition
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryAṣṭādaśa-jāti.—(CITD), same as aṣṭādaśa-prajā; the 18 castes. Kittel enumerates the 18 castes of the Kannaḍa- speaking area as the Brāhmaṇa, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, Liṅgavanta, Baṇajige, Gaṅgaḍikāra-vokkaliga, Maḍivāli, Kelasiga, Kuṟuba, Kumbāṟa, Kaṭuka, Baḍagi, Akkasālĕ, Toreya, Uppāra, Besta, Holeya and Mādiga. But really the number 18 means ‘all’ in such cases. The number 36 has the same meaning in the Bengali expression chatriś-jāti, ‘36 castes’. See Ep. Ind., Vol. XXX, p. 115. Note: aṣṭādaśa-jāti is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Partial matches: Ashtadasha, Jati.
Starts with: Ashtadasha-jati-parihara.
Full-text: Ashtadasha-jati-parihara, Ashtadasha-praja, Ashtadasha.
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