Antyajas stand outside the four-varna system as village-excluded untouchables

Evidence

3 Antyaja: last-born; a term used for those outside the pale of the fourfold varna system which comprises Brahmin (priests), Kshatriya (warriors), Vaishya (merchants and farmers) and Shudra (menials). Of these, the first three groups are considered dwija, twice-born. The Shudra are the servile class meant to serve the top three varnas. The antyaja are outside the pale—Untouchables meant to live outside the village. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1030

Categorization

Category: Definitional Content

• DEFINE: Defines antyaja and the varna hierarchy of twice-born, Shudra servile class, and village-excluded Untouchables.

Related

• Shudras count as savarna while Untouchables are avarna outsiders (similarity 0.84)

Broader Connections

• Shudras count as savarna while Untouchables are avarna outsiders #corroborates (0.85) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1031