Brahmins
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A Brahmin (also Brahman; Brāhmaṇa) (Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण) [Note 1] is a member of the priestly class in the Indian subcontinent. Brahmins belong to the upper caste society. – the Brahmins (teachers, scholars and priests), the Kshatriyas (kings and warriors), the Vaishyas (agriculturists, artisans and merchants), and Shudras (service providers and laborers). Later, this originally spiritual classification became a hereditary social system in India.[citation needed] Brahmins were charged with performing religious duties as priests and preaching Dharma (as "one who prays; a devout or religious man; a Brāhman who is well versed in Vedic texts; one versed in sacred knowledge"). The Brahmins held authority over interpretation of Vedic and Puranic spiritual texts like the Vedas, Not all Brahmins are priests;
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