Choda
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Choda, Chaudra or Koda is an ancient Indian tribal group described in the Manusmriti, which says that, because of the omission of sacred Brahmanical rituals/codes and of their not heeding to the Brahmin
s, some noble Kshatriya
s have gradually degenerated. The Chodras are named in that list.
The location of these people is uncertain. Scholars speculate that the name could mean the people on the river Godavari, or it may refer to the Chola of south India.
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
s, some noble Kshatriya
Kshatriya
*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...
s have gradually degenerated. The Chodras are named in that list.
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- shanakaistu kriya-lopadimah Kshatriya-jatayah. /
- vrashalatvam gata loke brahmna-darshanen cha. //43
- Paundrash-Chaudra-Dravidah-Kamboja-Yavanah-Shakah. /
- Paradah Pahlavash-Chinah Kirata Daradah Khashah. //44
- — (Manusmritti, X/43-44)
The location of these people is uncertain. Scholars speculate that the name could mean the people on the river Godavari, or it may refer to the Chola of south India.