12थि जौथाइनि काश्मीरी खन्थाइगिरि बिल्हानानि लिरनायनिफ्राय मिथिनो मोनो दि चालुक्य नखरा शुद्र हारिनिमोन, बबेखानि गुबुन फुंखाफोरा फोरमायो दि बिसोरो क्षत्रियमोन।
The writing of 12th century Kashmiri poet Bilhana suggests the Chalukya family belonged to the Shudra caste while other sources claim they were Kshatriyas.