They are ignorant of the Vedas and void of knowledge. They do not perform Yajnas nor can help others in them. They are all fallen and many of them have been begotten by Sudras upon other caste girls; the gods never accept gifts from them.
वेदा न तेषां वेद्यंश्च यज्ञा यजनमेव च। व्रात्यानां दासमीयानामन्नं देवा न भुञ्जते॥