Ksatriya's duties don't fit for sudras

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> But from another part of laws, it's clear that their was not

> military. They could clean weapons of their master, repair his

> suit, bring water for him, etc., but no one sudra was allowed to

> carry weapons or arms and to participate in fights. This part of

> job was entirely given to ksatriyas and king.

 

This makes it sound like many ksatriyas (or warriors) would actually work

under other ksatriyas, and it seems like ksatriyas could be employed to

protect certain vaisyas under some circumstances. That confirms that not

every ksatriya is "above" every vaisya in the social system, even if any

warrior must have the ksatriya spirit.

 

Of course, as we

> know from many stories, there were also hunters and robbers, who

> also carried weapons, but they were outcasted and anyway they

> never participated in military activities. In the laws of Manu

> all the soldiers and warriors were refered as ksatriyas, and it

> was expected from them to follow the code of ksatriyas. Most

> important thing, which was expected from ksatryas, is to bestow

> protection, and sudras simply unqualified to do it, their motto

> was different, so they don't fit in fightings.

 

This is exactly what I meant. Thank you very much for your clarification. A

missing piece of the VAD puzzle is solved for me.

 

Ys

Jkd