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13,48

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-48, verse-25

आयोगवीषु जायन्ते हीनवर्णासु ते त्रयः ।
क्षुद्रो वैदेहकादन्ध्रो बहिर्ग्रामप्रतिश्रयः ॥२५॥
25. āyogavīṣu jāyante hīnavarṇāsu te trayaḥ ,
kṣudro vaidehakādandhro bahirgrāmapratiśrayaḥ.
25. āyogavīṣu jāyante hīnavarṇāsu te trayaḥ kṣudraḥ
vaidehakāt andhraḥ bahir-grāma-pratiśrayaḥ
25. te trayaḥ hīnavarṇāsu āyogavīṣu jāyante kṣudraḥ
vaidehakāt andhraḥ bahir-grāma-pratiśrayaḥ
25. Those three (types of children) are born from low-caste āyogavī women. Among them, a kṣudra (is born) from a vaidehaka (man), and an andhra, whose abode is outside the village, (is also born).

Words meanings summery:

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  • आयोगवीषु (āyogavīṣu) - among āyogavī women, in āyogavī women
  • जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born, they are produced
  • हीनवर्णासु (hīnavarṇāsu) - describing the āyogavī women (of lower caste, degraded caste)
  • ते (te) - referring to the three mixed castes mentioned in context (those, they)
  • त्रयः (trayaḥ) - referring to three specific mixed castes (though not named in this verse) (three)
  • क्षुद्रः (kṣudraḥ) - a particular type of mixed caste individual (a kṣudra (a specific low mixed caste))
  • वैदेहकात् (vaidehakāt) - from a man of the vaidehaka caste, indicating paternal origin (from a vaidehaka)
  • अन्ध्रः (andhraḥ) - a particular type of mixed caste individual (an andhra (a specific low mixed caste))
  • बहिर्-ग्राम-प्रतिश्रयः (bahir-grāma-pratiśrayaḥ) - describing the andhra caste, emphasizing their outcast status and residence (whose abode is outside the village, dwelling outside the village)

Words meanings and morphology

आयोगवीषु (āyogavīṣu) - among āyogavī women, in āyogavī women
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of āyogavī
āyogavī - a female of the āyogava caste; a mixed caste born from a śūdra male and vaiśya female
Feminine form of āyogava.
जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born, they are produced
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of jan
Present Middle
Root JAN (4th class, Ātmanepada).
Root: jan (class 4)
हीनवर्णासु (hīnavarṇāsu) - describing the āyogavī women (of lower caste, degraded caste)
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, plural of hīnavarṇā
hīnavarṇā - of lower caste, degraded caste (feminine)
Compound formed from 'hīna' (low, inferior) and 'varṇa' (caste). Feminine form.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (hīna+varṇa)
  • hīna – low, inferior, deficient
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root HĀ (to abandon, lose).
    Root: hā (class 3)
  • varṇa – caste, color, class
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with āyogavīṣu.
ते (te) - referring to the three mixed castes mentioned in context (those, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, he, she, it, they
Note: Subject of jāyante.
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - referring to three specific mixed castes (though not named in this verse) (three)
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with 'te'.
क्षुद्रः (kṣudraḥ) - a particular type of mixed caste individual (a kṣudra (a specific low mixed caste))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣudra
kṣudra - small, mean, low, base; a specific mixed caste
Note: Subject.
वैदेहकात् (vaidehakāt) - from a man of the vaidehaka caste, indicating paternal origin (from a vaidehaka)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of vaidehaka
vaidehaka - an inhabitant of Videha; a specific mixed caste (from vaiśya male and brāhmaṇa female)
Note: Indicates origin.
अन्ध्रः (andhraḥ) - a particular type of mixed caste individual (an andhra (a specific low mixed caste))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of andhra
andhra - a native of the Andhra country; a specific mixed caste (from caṇḍāla male and āyogavī female)
Note: Subject.
बहिर्-ग्राम-प्रतिश्रयः (bahir-grāma-pratiśrayaḥ) - describing the andhra caste, emphasizing their outcast status and residence (whose abode is outside the village, dwelling outside the village)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bahir-grāma-pratiśraya
bahir-grāma-pratiśraya - whose abode is outside the village
Compound formed from 'bahir' (outside), 'grāma' (village) and 'pratiśraya' (abode, refuge).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahis+grāma+pratiśraya)
  • bahis – outside, externally
    indeclinable
  • grāma – village, community
    noun (masculine)
  • pratiśraya – refuge, abode, shelter
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root ŚRI (to resort to, lean upon) with prefix PRATI.
    Prefix: prati
    Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'andhraḥ'.