महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-48, verse-7
तिस्रः क्षत्रियसंबन्धाद्द्वयोरात्मास्य जायते ।
हीनवर्णस्तृतीयायां शूद्र उग्र इति स्मृतः ॥७॥
हीनवर्णस्तृतीयायां शूद्र उग्र इति स्मृतः ॥७॥
7. tisraḥ kṣatriyasaṁbandhāddvayorātmāsya jāyate ,
hīnavarṇastṛtīyāyāṁ śūdra ugra iti smṛtaḥ.
hīnavarṇastṛtīyāyāṁ śūdra ugra iti smṛtaḥ.
7.
tisraḥ kṣatriyasaṃbandhāt dvayoḥ ātmaḥ asya jāyate
hīnavarṇaḥ tṛtīyāyām śūdraḥ ugraḥ iti smṛtaḥ
hīnavarṇaḥ tṛtīyāyām śūdraḥ ugraḥ iti smṛtaḥ
7.
kṣatriyasaṃbandhāt tisraḥ dvayoḥ asya ātmaḥ jāyate
tṛtīyāyām hīnavarṇaḥ śūdraḥ ugraḥ iti smṛtaḥ
tṛtīyāyām hīnavarṇaḥ śūdraḥ ugraḥ iti smṛtaḥ
7.
A kshatriya (man) has connections (for marriage) with three (varnas). From two (of these wives), his true progeny (ātman) is born. From the third (wife), a child of lower status is begotten; this child, born of a shudra mother, is traditionally known as 'ugra'.
Words meanings summery:
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- तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three
- क्षत्रियसंबन्धात् (kṣatriyasaṁbandhāt) - from a kshatriya connection (referring to wives from kshatriya and lower varnas) (from connection with kshatriyas, by relation to kshatriyas)
- द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - from two (of these wives) (of two, from two)
- आत्मः (ātmaḥ) - true progeny (self, soul, spirit, person, son)
- अस्य (asya) - his, its, of this
- जायते (jāyate) - is born, originates, comes into being
- हीनवर्णः (hīnavarṇaḥ) - child of lower status (of a low caste, inferior social class)
- तृतीयायाम् (tṛtīyāyām) - from the third (wife) (in the third, from the third)
- शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a child from a shudra mother (a śūdra (member of the lowest of the four varnas))
- उग्रः (ugraḥ) - a specific mixed caste designated as 'ugra' (child of a kshatriya father and shudra mother) (fierce, terrible, powerful, a specific mixed caste)
- इति (iti) - is designated as (thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech or quotation)
- स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is traditionally known (remembered, known, declared, taught by tradition)
Words meanings and morphology
तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tri
tri - three
Note: Feminine form of 'tri'.
क्षत्रियसंबन्धात् (kṣatriyasaṁbandhāt) - from a kshatriya connection (referring to wives from kshatriya and lower varnas) (from connection with kshatriyas, by relation to kshatriyas)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣatriyasaṃbandha
kṣatriyasaṁbandha - connection/relation with kshatriyas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatriya+saṃbandha)
- kṣatriya – member of the warrior class
noun (masculine) - saṃbandha – connection, relation, affinity
noun (masculine)
From sam-bandh (to bind together)
Prefix: sam
Root: bandh (class 9)
द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - from two (of these wives) (of two, from two)
(pronoun)
Genitive, dual of dvi
dvi - two
Note: Can be genitive or locative dual.
आत्मः (ātmaḥ) - true progeny (self, soul, spirit, person, son)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, life, essence, person, son
Root: an
Note: Nominative singular form of ātman.
अस्य (asya) - his, its, of this
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Genitive singular of the demonstrative pronoun 'idam'.
जायते (jāyate) - is born, originates, comes into being
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan
4th class verb, middle voice
Root: jan (class 4)
हीनवर्णः (hīnavarṇaḥ) - child of lower status (of a low caste, inferior social class)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hīnavarṇa
hīnavarṇa - of low caste
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hīna+varṇa)
- hīna – low, inferior, deficient
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root hā
Root: hā (class 3) - varṇa – caste, color, class
noun (masculine)
From root vṛ (to cover)
Root: vṛ (class 5)
तृतीयायाम् (tṛtīyāyām) - from the third (wife) (in the third, from the third)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of tṛtīyā
tṛtīya - third
Note: Refers to the third wife in order of marriage or social class.
शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a child from a shudra mother (a śūdra (member of the lowest of the four varnas))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - member of the lowest of the four varnas
उग्रः (ugraḥ) - a specific mixed caste designated as 'ugra' (child of a kshatriya father and shudra mother) (fierce, terrible, powerful, a specific mixed caste)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ugra
ugra - fierce, terrible, powerful; a specific mixed caste (son of a kṣatriya by a śūdra wife)
Note: Here refers to a specific social designation for a child of a kshatriya man and shudra woman.
इति (iti) - is designated as (thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech or quotation)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to mark the preceding word as a name or designation.
स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is traditionally known (remembered, known, declared, taught by tradition)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta
smṛ - to remember, to mention, to declare
Past Passive Participle
From root smṛ (to remember)
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Used as an adjective here, effectively 'is known/declared'.