महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-285, verse-8

क्षत्रजातिरथाम्बष्ठा उग्रा वैदेहकास्तथा ।
श्वपाकाः पुल्कसाः स्तेना निषादाः सूतमागधाः ॥८॥

8. kṣatrajātirathāmbaṣṭhā ugrā vaidehakāstathā ,
śvapākāḥ pulkasāḥ stenā niṣādāḥ sūtamāgadhāḥ.

8. kṣatrajātiḥ atha ambaṣṭhāḥ ugrāḥ vaidehakāḥ tathā
śvapakāḥ pulkasāḥ stenāḥ niṣādāḥ sūtamāgadhāḥ

8. atha kṣatrajātiḥ ambaṣṭhāḥ ugrāḥ vaidehakāḥ tathā
śvapakāḥ pulkasāḥ stenāḥ niṣādāḥ sūtamāgadhāḥ

8. Then (there are such mixed groups as) the Kṣatriya-born (mixed caste), Ambaṣṭhas, Ugras, and Vaidehakas. Likewise, (there are) Śvapakas, Pulkasas, thieves, Niṣādas, Sūtas, and Māgadhas.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षत्रजातिः (kṣatrajātiḥ) - the Kṣatriya-born mixed caste (typically offspring of Kṣatriya male and Śūdra female) (Kṣatriya caste, a mixed caste born from a Kṣatriya father)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• अम्बष्ठाः (ambaṣṭhāḥ) - the Ambaṣṭhas (Ambaṣṭhas (a mixed caste, typically from Brahmin father and Vaiśya mother))

• उग्राः (ugrāḥ) - the Ugras (Ugras (a mixed caste, typically from Kṣatriya father and Śūdra mother))

• वैदेहकाः (vaidehakāḥ) - the Vaidehakas (Vaidehakas (a mixed caste, typically from Vaiśya father and Brahmin mother))

• तथा (tathā) - likewise, and (so, thus, in the same way, and)

• श्वपकाः (śvapakāḥ) - the Śvapakas (a low, outcaste group) (dog-eaters, a low caste (Caṇḍāla))

• पुल्कसाः (pulkasāḥ) - the Pulkasas (a low, outcaste group) (Pulkasas (a low mixed caste, typically from Śūdra father and Kṣatriya mother))

• स्तेनाः (stenāḥ) - thieves

• निषादाः (niṣādāḥ) - the Niṣādas (a tribal or low caste group) (Niṣādas (a tribal or low mixed caste, typically from Brahmin father and Śūdra mother))

• सूतमागधाः (sūtamāgadhāḥ) - the Sūtas and Māgadhas (Sūtas and Māgadhas (mixed castes, charioteers/bards))

Words meanings and morphology

क्षत्रजातिः (kṣatrajātiḥ) - the Kṣatriya-born mixed caste (typically offspring of Kṣatriya male and Śūdra female) (Kṣatriya caste, a mixed caste born from a Kṣatriya father)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣatrajāti

kṣatrajāti - Kṣatriya class/caste, a specific mixed caste (e.g., from Kṣatriya father and Śūdra mother)

compound of kṣatra and jāti

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+jāti)

• kṣatra – rule, power, royalty, the Kṣatriya varna
  noun (neuter)
• jāti – birth, lineage, caste, class, species
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to a type of saṃkarajāḥ listed in dharmaśāstras.

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

अम्बष्ठाः (ambaṣṭhāḥ) - the Ambaṣṭhas (Ambaṣṭhas (a mixed caste, typically from Brahmin father and Vaiśya mother))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ambaṣṭha

ambaṣṭha - a member of a mixed caste (e.g. physician, barber); name of a people

Note: Known as a mixed caste often associated with medicine.

उग्राः (ugrāḥ) - the Ugras (Ugras (a mixed caste, typically from Kṣatriya father and Śūdra mother))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ugra

ugra - fierce, terrible, mighty; name of a mixed caste

Note: Known as a mixed caste.

वैदेहकाः (vaidehakāḥ) - the Vaidehakas (Vaidehakas (a mixed caste, typically from Vaiśya father and Brahmin mother))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaidehaka

vaidehaka - a native of Videha; a specific mixed caste

Note: Known as a mixed caste.

तथा (tathā) - likewise, and (so, thus, in the same way, and)

(indeclinable)

श्वपकाः (śvapakāḥ) - the Śvapakas (a low, outcaste group) (dog-eaters, a low caste (Caṇḍāla))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śvapaka

śvapaka - dog-cooker, one who eats dogs, a Caṇḍāla or member of a very low caste

compound of śvan and paka

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śvan+paka)

• śvan – dog
  noun (masculine)
• paka – cooker, ripener (from root pac)
  noun (masculine)
  From root pac 'to cook'
  Root: pac (class 1)

Note: Often considered synonymous with Caṇḍāla, denoting an outcaste.

पुल्कसाः (pulkasāḥ) - the Pulkasas (a low, outcaste group) (Pulkasas (a low mixed caste, typically from Śūdra father and Kṣatriya mother))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pulkasa

pulkasa - a member of a low mixed caste or tribe

Note: Known as a low caste.

स्तेनाः (stenāḥ) - thieves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of stena

stena - thief, robber

Note: Included here among groups considered marginal or outcaste.

निषादाः (niṣādāḥ) - the Niṣādas (a tribal or low caste group) (Niṣādas (a tribal or low mixed caste, typically from Brahmin father and Śūdra mother))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niṣāda

niṣāda - a member of a wild tribe; a specific mixed caste (hunter, fisherman)

Note: Known as a low caste, often associated with hunting/fishing.

सूतमागधाः (sūtamāgadhāḥ) - the Sūtas and Māgadhas (Sūtas and Māgadhas (mixed castes, charioteers/bards))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sūtamāgadha

sūtamāgadha - Sūta and Māgadha (dual compound representing two mixed castes)

dvandva compound of sūta and māgadha

Compound type : dvandva (sūta+māgadha)

• sūta – charioteer, bard, a mixed caste (Kṣatriya father and Brahmin mother, or vice versa depending on source)
  noun (masculine)
• māgadha – native of Magadha, a bard, a mixed caste (Vaiśya father and Kṣatriya mother)
  noun (masculine)

Note: This is a Dvandva compound meaning 'Sūtas and Māgadhas'.

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