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词条 Pancha-Dravida
释义

  1. In Rajatarangini

  2. In the kaifiyats

  3. References

Pancha Dravida is one of the two major groupings of Brahmins in Hinduism, of which the other was Pancha-Gauda.

In Rajatarangini

Kalhana, in his Rajatarangini (c. 12th century CE), classifies the following five Brahmin communities as Pancha Dravida, stating that they reside to the south of the Vindhyas:[1][2]
  • Karnataka (Kannada Brahmins)
  • Tailanga (Telugu Brahmins)
  • Dravida (Brahmins of Tamil Nadu and Kerala)
  • Maharashtraka (Maharashtrian Brahmins)
  • Gurjara (Gujarati, Marwari and Mewari Brahmins[3])

In the kaifiyats

The Maratha-era kaifiyats (bureaucratic records) of Deccan, which give an account of the society in the southern Maratha country, mention the following Brahmin communities as Pancha Dravida:[4]

  • Andhra-Purva Desastha
  • Dravida Desastha
  • Karnataka Brahmins
  • Desastha

The kafiyats classify the Gurjara Brahmins as Pancha Gauda. They also mention the following 16 sub-castes of the Pancha-Dravidas:[4]

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  • Smarta
  • Konkanastha
  • Karhade
  • Varkari
  • Madhyandin
  • Vanas
  • Karnatak
  • Shashtik
  • Nandavamshik
  • Srivaishnav Telang
  • Srivaishnava
  • Pratham-Shakhikanva
  • Kirvant
  • Sihavasai
  • Nurcher
  • Shenavi
  • Govalkonde
{{Div col end}}

References

1. ^{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g6FsB3psOTIC&pg=PA490 |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z |author=James G. Lochtefeld |publisher=Rosen |year=2002 |isbn=9780823931804 |pages=490–491 }}
2. ^{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lXyWE6KbG8oC&pg=PA168 |title=Caste in Life: Experiencing Inequalities |editor=D. Shyam Babu and Ravindra S. Khare |publisher=Pearson Education India |year=2011 |isbn=9788131754399 |page=168 }}
3. ^{{cite book|title=Abu in Bombay State: A Scientific Study of the Problem|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BM8BAAAAMAAJ&q=pancha+dravida+gurjara+rajasthan&hl=en&redir_esc=y|quote=It is interesting to note here that the Brahmin groups of Marwar and Mewar belong to the Gurjara group of the Pancha Dravida division|first=A V|last=Pandya|publisher=Charutar Vidya Mandal|year=1952|page=29}}
4. ^{{cite book |author=Krishnaji Nageshrao Chitnis |title=Glimpses of Maratha Socio-economic History |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k--C9xHsSnEC&pg=PA95 |year=1994 |publisher=Atlantic |isbn=978-81-7156-347-0 |pages=95–96 }}
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