what castes of Hindus are altogether forbid cultivating
[_text unchanged: “altogether forbid” or “are altogether
forbidden (to cultivate)”_]
obscure allegory and puerile fable.” [_close quote missing_]
we find Colebrooke on January 3, 1797 [Jannary]
caste was not artificial or conventional [artifical]
had gained an ascendency over the people [_spelling unchanged_]
their own appointed occupations. [_final . missing_]
Sanskrit, Bengali, Hindustani, and Persian. [Persian,]
the traditional interpretation of the Veda [intrepretation]
[Colebrooke Appendix]
_Hind._ Mai. _Ir._ Me. _Wal._ _Corn._ Mi. [_Ir_]
_Sans._ Carcata. _Beng._ Cáncŕá, Céncŕá. _Hind._ Céncrá, Cécrá.
[_Bengali forms printed as shown._]