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यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

Purana Encyclopedia

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

COURAS : A set of Kṣatriyas who became Śūdras by a curse of the brahmins.

Pāṇḍyas, Kāṇḍvas, Sirākhyas, Lāṭas, Drāviḍas, Keralas, Couras, Darvas, Daradas, Śauṇḍis, Śabaras, Arbaras, Kirātas and Yavanas were all Kṣatriyas but were turned into Śūdras by a curse of the brahmins.


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*2nd word in left half of page 189 (+offset) in original book.