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'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Varna}}'''. Caste; lit., “colour”. The four chief castes named by Manu — the Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya and Sûdra — are called ''Chatur‐varna''. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Varna}}'''. Caste; lit., “colour”. The four chief castes named by Manu — the Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya and Sûdra — are called ''Chatur‐varna''. | ||
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H. P. Blavatsky
Varna. Caste; lit., “colour”. The four chief castes named by Manu — the Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya and Sûdra — are called Chatur‐varna.
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Varna