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काण्वशिरस्

   { kāṇvaśiras }
Script: Devanagari

काण्वशिरस्

Puranic Encyclopaedia  | English  English |   | 
KĀṆVAŚIRAS   A caste. originally they were Kṣatriyas. In [Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva] , chapter 35, verse 17 we find that they were reduced to low caste because of their being jealous of the superiority of the Brāhmaṇas.

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