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13,47

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-47, verse-56

शूद्रस्य स्यात्सवर्णैव भार्या नान्या कथंचन ।
शूद्रस्य समभागः स्याद्यदि पुत्रशतं भवेत् ॥५६॥
56. śūdrasya syātsavarṇaiva bhāryā nānyā kathaṁcana ,
śūdrasya samabhāgaḥ syādyadi putraśataṁ bhavet.
56. śūdrasya syāt savarṇā eva bhāryā na anyā kathaṃcana
| śūdrasya samabhāgaḥ syāt yadi putraśatam bhavet
56. śūdrasya savarṇā eva bhāryā syāt kathaṃcana anyā
na yadi putraśatam bhavet śūdrasya samabhāgaḥ syāt
56. A śūdra should only have a wife of the same social class; never another in any circumstances. If a śūdra has even a hundred sons (from such a wife), then each son shall receive an equal share.

Words meanings summery:

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  • शूद्रस्य (śūdrasya) - of a śūdra, for a śūdra
  • स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be
  • सवर्णा (savarṇā) - of the same class, of the same color, a woman of the same class
  • एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
  • भार्या (bhāryā) - wife
  • (na) - not
  • अन्या (anyā) - another, other
  • कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, ever
  • शूद्रस्य (śūdrasya) - of a śūdra, for a śūdra
  • समभागः (samabhāgaḥ) - equal share, equal portion
  • स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be
  • यदि (yadi) - if
  • पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a hundred sons, many sons
  • भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be

Words meanings and morphology

शूद्रस्य (śūdrasya) - of a śūdra, for a śūdra
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a member of the fourth social class
स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
सवर्णा (savarṇā) - of the same class, of the same color, a woman of the same class
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of savarṇā
savarṇā - of the same class/caste/color; a wife of the same class
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+varṇa)
  • sa – with, together with
    indeclinable
  • varṇa – class, social order, color
    noun (masculine)
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
भार्या (bhāryā) - wife
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife, a woman to be supported
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
अन्या (anyā) - another, other
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anya
anya - other, another
कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, ever
(indeclinable)
शूद्रस्य (śūdrasya) - of a śūdra, for a śūdra
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a member of the fourth social class
समभागः (samabhāgaḥ) - equal share, equal portion
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samabhāga
samabhāga - equal share, equal portion
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sama+bhāga)
  • sama – same, equal, similar
    adjective
  • bhāga – share, portion
    noun (masculine)
स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a hundred sons, many sons
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of putraśata
putraśata - a hundred sons
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+śata)
  • putra – son
    noun (masculine)
  • śata – hundred
    noun (neuter)
भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)