The text dedicates 1,034 verses, the largest portion, on laws for and expected virtues of Brahmins, and 971 verses for Kshatriyas.
After all Parashurama, who is credited with annihilating generations of Kshatriyas, is still considered as one of the avatars.
Historically, the major castes across the subcontinent have included the Brahmins, the Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and the Shudras.
Traditionally in India the main castes have been the Brahmins, the priestly class, Kshatriyas, the soldier class, Vaisyas, the trader class, and Sudras, the cultivator class.
The Seniority of Brahmanas is from Sacred Knowledge, that of Kshatriyas from valour, that of Vaisyas from wealth in grain, but that of Sudras is from age alone.
A long time ago, most Kshatriyas and Vaishyas ceased to perform the initiation ceremony in its full form.
