vaisya
Vais"ya, n. Etym: [Skr. vaiçya.] Defn: The third of the four great original castes among the Hindoos, now either extinct or partially represented by the mercantile class of Banyas. See the Note under Caste, 1.
Vais"ya, n. Etym: [Skr. vaiçya.] Defn: The third of the four great original castes among the Hindoos, now either extinct or partially represented by the mercantile class of Banyas. See the Note under Caste, 1.