One of the four castes, that of merchants.

The merchant caste in the fourfold division of the society.

The third of the four classes in the Indian caste system. It generally includes the merchants and farmers.

The third of the four classes in the Indian caste system. It generally includes the merchants and farmers.

The merchant caste in the fourfold division of the society.

The merchant caste.

The third of the four classes in the Indian caste system. It generally includes the merchants and farmers.

The second lowest of the four classes in the Indian caste system, it generally includes the merchants and farmers.

The caste of merchants and farmers of classical Indian society.

A member of the caste of “commoners,” those involved in agriculture and trade, the third category in the caste system as conceived by the brahmanical tradition.

A member of the merchant caste.

The third of the four classes in the Indian caste system. It generally includes merchants and farmers.

The third of the four classes in the Indian caste system. It generally includes merchants and farmers.

One of the four castes, that of commoners or servants.

A member of the merchant caste.

The class of merchants and farmers in India’s caste hierarchy.

The third of the four classes in the Indian caste system. It generally includes merchants and farmers.

The third caste in the brahmanical system of laws and customs concerning castes and stages of life (varṇāśrama­dharma).

Third of the four classes of traditional Indian society.

In the Brahmanic social system of four castes or varṇas, the vaiśya caste refers in general to the mercantile group, alongside the other three groups of brahmins, kṣatriyas, and śudras.

The name of a family lineage.