वैश्यvaiśyaA man of the third tribe, his business being trade and agriculture; a peasant; विशत्याशु पशुभ्यश्च…
A man of the third tribe, his business being trade and agriculture; a peasant; विशत्याशु पशुभ्यश्च कृष्यादावरुचिः शुचिः । वेदाध्ययनसंपन्नः स वैश्य इति संज्ञितः ॥ Padma Purāṇa. (He is supposed to have sprung from the thighs of Puruṣa;. Compare ऊरू तदस्य यद्वैश्यः Ṛv.1.9.)-Compound
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