in each region there was a complex hierarchy of castes strictly forbidden to intermarry and interdine, controlled and regulated by secular powers who acted on the advice of the court Brahmans.

• 在每个地区都有复杂的种姓阶级，长期受到在法庭上起作用的婆罗门管制，严格禁止通婚和同桌吃饭。