 The epic then recites a behavioural model for "varna", that those who were inclined to anger, pleasures and boldness attained the Kshatriya "varna"; those who were inclined to cattle rearing and living off the plough attained the Vaishya "varna"; those who were fond of violence, covetousness and impurity attained the Shudra "varna".The Brahmin class is modeled in the epic as the archetype default state of man dedicated to truth, austerity and pure conduct.In the Mahabharata and pre-medieval era Hindu texts, according to Hiltebeitel, "it is important to recognise, in theory, "varna" is nongenealogical.