▁making ▁and ▁fish ing ▁were ▁all ▁accommod ated ▁into ▁cast es ▁or ▁sub cast es . ▁The ▁An ty aj as ▁belonged ▁to ▁a ▁cas te ▁that ▁provided ▁many ▁men ial ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁wealth y . ▁Among ▁people ▁of ▁upper ▁cast es ▁only ▁those ▁K sh atri y as ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Sat - K sh atri ya ▁sub - c aste ▁( no ble ▁K sh atri y as ) ▁were ▁considered ▁higher ▁in ▁status ▁than ▁the ▁Bra hm ins ▁who ▁otherwise ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁highest ▁status ▁in ▁Ras ht rak uta ▁society . ▁A ▁sub c aste ▁among ▁Bra hm ins ▁was ▁the ▁ist in ▁who ▁were ▁sole ly ▁special ised ▁in ▁the ▁teaching ▁the ▁profession . ▁ ▁Bra hm ins ▁were ▁mostly ▁involved ▁in ▁care ers ▁related ▁to ▁teaching , ▁jud ici ary , ▁ast ro log y , ▁mathematics , ▁poetry ▁and ▁philosophy . ▁However ▁it ▁was ▁common ▁for ▁Bra hm ins ▁to ▁occup y ▁her edit ary ▁administrative ▁posts ▁as ▁well . ▁In ▁addition , ▁such ▁prof essions ▁normally ▁considered ▁non - B rah min ical ▁– ▁agricult ure , ▁trade ▁in ▁Bet el ▁n uts ▁and ▁mart ial ▁posts ▁– ▁were ▁increasing ly ▁occupied ▁by ▁Bra hm ins . ▁People ▁of ▁the ▁medical ▁profession ▁were ▁treated ▁with ▁regard ▁and ▁ins cri ptions ▁mention ▁some ▁Bra h min ▁do ctors . ▁Capital ▁pun ishment ▁though ▁commonly ▁pract iced ▁was ▁not ▁given ▁to ▁Bra hm ins ▁who ▁were ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁he in ous ▁cr imes ▁and ▁in ▁this