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the second highest of the four varnas: the noble or warrior category

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(1) The Brahman was his mouth, of both his arms was the Rajanya made.

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Accordingly, his head made the sky, his mind created the moon, the sun came from his eyes, his navel blew air into the world, his feet made the earth, his mouth became the Brahmin caste his arms made the Rajanya caste, his thighs became the Vaisya caste and finally the feet produced the Sudra caste (x: 90).

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The brahmin was his mouth, the rajanya (kshatriya) was his arms, the vaishya was his thighs, the sudra sprang from his feet.'

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The Brahmin was his mouth, of both his arms was the Rajanya made.

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And the Order of the Condor of Bolivia, Order of Ojaswi Rajanya of Nepal and the Great Cross Order of the Sun of Peru.

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