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It is the dharma propagated by Shastras involving 4 Varnas viz. Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudra; and 4 ashramas or stages of life viz. Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha, Sannyasa.
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What are the roots of the Caste System in India?
As per what I have read and learnt,
In the Purusha Suktam of the Yajur Veda
the following lines appear:
brAhmano asya mukhamAseet |
bAhoo rAjanya: krta: |
ooru tadasya yad vaishya |
padbhyAm shoodro …