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[edit] vidüra vs. vidūra

I changed the transcription to the latter. In accepted English transcriptions of South Asian languages, vidūra is preferred over vidüra. Interlingua ^{talk email} 23:51, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] to be included: Vidura as Ksatta/Ksattri

Vidura was the son of Vyasadeva (a brahmana) and servant mother (a sudra). So why is he called Ksatta or Ksattri in Ganguly Mahabharata? If Vysadeva is considered 'just a brahmana' then according to Manu 10.8 (Buehler trans.):

"From a Brahmana a with the daughter of a Vaisya is born (a son) called an Ambashtha, with the daughter of a sudra a Nishada, who is also called Parasava."

Could it have been his nickname? Or? --Jan/VEDA