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The class system that developed in Aryan society was known as the caste system. It consisted of four main social classes or varnas: Brahmins (priests and scholars), Kshatriyas (warriors and rulers), Vaishyas (merchants and farmers), and Shudras (laborers and servants). Below these varnas were the Dalits or Untouchables, who were considered to be outside of the caste system and faced severe discrimination.
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According to the Vedas, there were four main Varnas, or social divisions, in Aryan society. These varnas were: Brahmins, or priests Kshatriyas, or rulers and warriors Vaisyas, or farmers, craftspeople, and traders Sudras, or laborers and non-Aryans The Brahmins were seen as the highest ranking because they performed rituals for the gods. This gave the Brahmins great influence over the other Varnas.
There are about 3000 castes and 25, 000 sub castes in Hinduism. Therefore, the question must be about the four Varnas into which Hindu society is divided.The Hindu society was and is divided into four Varnas.They are,1. Brahmana Varna2. Kshatriya Varna3. Vaishya Varna4. Shudra Varna.DIVISION OF HINDU LIFE INTO FOUR VARNAS:It has to be mentioned here that it is not only the Hindu society that is divided into four Varnas. The life of every Hindu can be divided into four Varnas.1. Brahmana Varna - ideal part of life2. Kshatriya Varna - normal part of life3. Vaishya Varna - tolerable part of life4. Shudra Varna - chaotic part of life.It has to be mentioned here that the Varnas are not based on occupations as popularly believed. The relationship between Varnas and occupations is symbolic and not factual.The Varnas, like Karma, Moksha and Brahman, are not visible and not compatible with languages. Therefore, each of them is symbolically associated with a basic occupation.
The origins of the caste system in Aryan society can be traced back to ancient Vedic texts, such as the Rigveda. The Aryan society gradually stratified into four main varnas or social classes based on occupation and hereditary divisions. Over time, this system became more rigid and hierarchical, leading to the development of a complex, birth-based caste system that determined a person's social status and occupation.
No one did. It was written by many people from different varnas.
Rigveda samaveda yajurveda atharveda
ezhava comes under the kshatriya....one of the varnas
The four social classes that emerged in Aryan society were the Brahmins (priests and scholars), Kshatriyas (warriors and rulers), Vaishyas (traders and farmers), and Shudras (laborers and servants).