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Jātaka Pārijāta
Chapter 1 · rāśiśilādhyāyaḥ · राशिशिलाध्यायः · Verse 20
Sanskrit · DevanāgarīJātaka Pārijāta manuscript tradition
अथ मेषादीनां विप्रत्वादिनरूपणाम् ।
मीनालिवृषभा विप्राश्चापाजहरयो नृपाः ।
कुम्भयुग्मतुला वैश्याः शूद्राः स्त्रीमृगकर्कटाः
IAST Transliteration
atha meṣādīnāṃ vipratvādinarūpaṇām | mīnālivṛṣabhā viprāścāpājaharayo nṛpāḥ | kumbhayugmatulā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāḥ strīmṛgakarkaṭāḥ
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English

Meena, Vrischika and Vrishabha are Brahmins. Dhanus, Mesha and Simha are Kshatriyas. Kumbha, Mithuna and Thula are Vaisyas; and Kanya, Makara and Kataka are Sudras.

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