"Babbler"

  Genealogy of Mithila: An attempt to understand “Gotra” and “Moola”   Brahmin as a class since ages is portrayed by extreme views both positive and negative. Following commentaries from historical archives will support the point.   “Of created beings the most excellent are said to be those which are animated; of the animated, those which subsist by intelligence; of the intelligent, mankind; and of men, the   Brahmins.”   This statement from the  Manu  Smr ̥  ti   portrays the Brahmin as the archetype   of the ideal human, born from the supreme being in order to  fulfill   dharma  or the ‘sacred   law’.   Translation by H. H.  Risley  of a popular Hindi saying “Is  dunya  men tin  kasai [;]  Pisu ,  katmal , Brahman   bhai.” ( The People of India , 126–127). Literally, “there are three types of butchers (or brutes) in this world,   the flea, the bedbug, and brother Brahmin”.   Scholars of caste have viewed the Brahmin as the apex of the social structure   as well as the source for all