Is there caste system in Mahabharata?

The Mahabharata is peopled by the 'higher' castes but there are important personages from the 'lower' castes whose presence gives a radical salience to 'dharma' as set out in the epic, to the point of even suggesting a subversion of the dominant ideology.
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Who was Brahmin in Mahabharata?

In the Mahabharata , Krishna encourages the Pandavas to kill their guru, Dronacharya, also a Brahmin.
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What was the caste of Arjuna?

Arjuna is a great warrior who is helped in battle by a god named Krishna. At one point, Arjuna starts to feel guilty about killing men in battle and informs Krishna about how he is feeling. Krishna then tells Arjuna how important it is to fulfil the duty of his Kshatriya caste: “Do thy part!
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What is the caste of Pandavas?

Pandavas were kshatriya. They were not blood related to the kuru kingdom(they were adopted by pandu). As they w ere born to kunti and madri through various gods. Therefore their cast can be considered as kshatriya celestial beings.
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Did Krishna create the caste system?

In Bhagavad Gita, Krishna is made to utter that he is God and he created the caste hierarchy to promote dharma (peace and harmony) in this world.
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Does Bhagavad Gita Support The Caste System?



What Gita says about Brahmins?

Thus, we can see that Krishna is very much against the hereditary caste system, which is why he declares very prophetically in Verse 18 of Chapter 5 that “Sages look with an equal eye on a Brahmin endowed with learning and humility, on a cow, on an elephant, and even on a dog and an outcaste.”
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Do Vedas talk about caste?

The Vedas or the four main scriptures of Hinduism, too mention the caste system. Many Hindu apologists try to make a point that the caste is not hereditary rather it is based on the innate qualities of man, and texts like Manusmriti came afterwards in Hinduism through Brahamincal rulers.
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Is Dronacharya Brahmin or Kshatriya?

Dronacharya was criticized for many of his actions during the war: First, as a Brahmin, and secondly, as the princes' teacher, he should have removed himself from the battlefield. Dronacharya tried to use Brahmastra, celestial powerful weapons against the Pandavas' common foot-soldiers.
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What was Lord Krishna's caste?

Krishna was born into the Yadava clan. He was the son of Vasudeva and Devaki, who was the sister of Kamsa, the wicked king of Mathura.
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Who is Kshatriya in Mahabharata?

Kshatriya (Hindi: क्षत्रिय) (from Sanskrit kṣatra, "rule, authority") is one of the four varna (social orders) of Hindu society, associated with warrior aristocracy.
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How was Karna a Kshatriya?

Hence in Karna's views he was not fit to claim that he was the eldest of Kunti's sons and hence a Kshatriya. He found it more honorable to fight and die as Karna, the hero of Kshatriyas , instead of as a once deserted son of ... By birth Karna was a Kshatriya. By Karma too he was a Kshatriya.
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Can a Brahmin be a warrior?

In practice, Indian texts suggest that some Brahmins historically also became agriculturalists, warriors, traders, and had also held other occupations in the Indian subcontinent.
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Why is Arjuna called Partha?

Agni is called Dhananjaya, and by providing gold to Yudhishthira, Arjuna earned the name Dhananjaya. He was Partha, because he was Kunti's son. While Kunti had other sons too, it was only when Arjuna was born, that a divine voice was heard saying that this son would bring fame to Kunti. Arjuna was called Krishna too.
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Is Vishnu a Brahmin?

Vishnu is a blue-skinned god since he is a product of cross breeding between Kshatriyas and Brahmins.
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Was Dronacharya a Kshatriya?

Dronacharya, as a brahmin had learnt the Vedas, Dharma and so on. His friend and co-pupil was Drupada, the then prince of Panchala. After the gurukul training, they parted ways, and Drona suffered from extreme poverty.
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How many caste are there in Mahabharat?

It divides the society into four Varnas ,brahmana, kshatriya, vaishya and shudra.. This quadruple division is an ancient stratification of Society and cannot be confused with caste.
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What is caste of Vasudev?

Krishna Vasudev was a Yadav Kshatriya, but the other Yadavs at his command would have been merchants, professionals, workers, etc. (non-Kshatriya) as well.
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What is the caste of Radha?

The Radha are a Hindu caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are followers of the Radha Vallabh sect of Hinduism, who have evolved into a distinct caste. According to their tradition, the community are by origin Ahir of Barsana.
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Are Vasudev Brahmin?

No. He was born in the kshatriya Yadav community. No he was Yadav and his clan was called as Yadav clan.
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Is Ashwatthama Brahmin?

Ashwathama was one of the most important characters of the great Indian epic Mahabharata. He was one of Duryodhana's most trusted friends and a warrior that bejewelled his army. He was a Brahmin by birth but a Kshatriya by his Karma (duty). He was born to Guru Dronacharya and his wife Kripi after years of penance.
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Did Eklavya fight in Mahabharata?

The Bhagavata Purana mentions that Ekalavya assisted Jarasandha, when he attacked Mathura, to take revenge of the death of Kansa.In this battle Ekalavya was killed by Lord Krishna, because Krishna knew about the future war of Mahabharat and that Ekalavya could become an obstacle in the establishment of dharma.
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Who is Karna's Guru?

For his studies, Karna went to the ashrama of Parashurama, the Guru of Brahmins. Parashurama had decided to take only Brahmin boys as his disciples. Therefore, Karna went there in disguise of a Brahmin boy and learnt old scriptures, Vedas, Upanishads, and became exceedingly expert in the art of bow and arrow, archery.
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Who invented caste system?

The Origins of the Caste System

According to one long-held theory about the origins of South Asia's caste system, Aryans from central Asia invaded South Asia and introduced the caste system as a means of controlling the local populations. The Aryans defined key roles in society, then assigned groups of people to them.
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Is India the only country with a caste system?

While the caste system originated in Hindu scriptures, it crystallized during British colonial rule and has stratified society in every South Asian religious community. In addition to India, it is present in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Bhutan.
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Who wrote the caste system?

Ghurye offered what he thought was a definition that could be applied across India, although he acknowledged that there were regional variations on the general theme. His model definition for caste included the following six characteristics: Segmentation of society into groups whose membership was determined by birth.
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