महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-48, verse-8
द्वे चापि भार्ये वैश्यस्य द्वयोरात्मास्य जायते ।
शूद्रा शूद्रस्य चाप्येका शूद्रमेव प्रजायते ॥८॥
शूद्रा शूद्रस्य चाप्येका शूद्रमेव प्रजायते ॥८॥
8. dve cāpi bhārye vaiśyasya dvayorātmāsya jāyate ,
śūdrā śūdrasya cāpyekā śūdrameva prajāyate.
śūdrā śūdrasya cāpyekā śūdrameva prajāyate.
8.
dve ca api bhārye vaiśyasya dvayoḥ ātmā asya jāyate
śūdrā śūdrasya ca api ekā śūdram eva prajāyate
śūdrā śūdrasya ca api ekā śūdram eva prajāyate
8.
vaiśyasya api dve bhārye (bhavanti); dvayoḥ asya ātmā jāyate.
śūdrasya ca api ekā śūdrā (bhāryā); śūdram eva prajāyate.
śūdrasya ca api ekā śūdrā (bhāryā); śūdram eva prajāyate.
8.
A vaiśya may also have two wives, and offspring (ātmā) are born to him from both. For a śūdra, there is only one wife, a śūdra woman, and only a śūdra child is born (from her).
Words meanings summery:
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- द्वे (dve) - two
- च (ca) - and, also
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- भार्ये (bhārye) - two wives
- वैश्यस्य (vaiśyasya) - of a vaiśya
- द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - from both (wives) (from both, of both)
- आत्मा (ātmā) - offspring, son (self, soul, spirit, offspring, son)
- अस्य (asya) - of the vaiśya (of him, his)
- जायते (jāyate) - is born, originates
- शूद्रा (śūdrā) - a śūdra woman, a woman of the fourth social class
- शूद्रस्य (śūdrasya) - of a śūdra
- च (ca) - and, also
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- एका (ekā) - one, a single
- शूद्रम् (śūdram) - a śūdra child (a śūdra child, a śūdra (accusative))
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
- प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, originates, is produced
Words meanings and morphology
द्वे (dve) - two
(numeral)
Note: Feminine dual, agreeing with bhārye
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
भार्ये (bhārye) - two wives
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, dual of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife, a woman to be supported
Gerundive
Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, to support)
Root: bhṛ
वैश्यस्य (vaiśyasya) - of a vaiśya
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - a man of the third of the four social classes (varna), a merchant, agriculturist
द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - from both (wives) (from both, of both)
(pronoun)
Ablative, feminine, dual of dvaya
dvaya - a pair, a couple, both, two
Note: Can be genitive or ablative dual, here ablative sense 'from both'
आत्मा (ātmā) - offspring, son (self, soul, spirit, offspring, son)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, body, mind, offspring
अस्य (asya) - of the vaiśya (of him, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
जायते (jāyate) - is born, originates
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of jan
Root: jan (class 4)
शूद्रा (śūdrā) - a śūdra woman, a woman of the fourth social class
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śūdrā
śūdrā - a woman of the śūdra class
शूद्रस्य (śūdrasya) - of a śūdra
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a man of the fourth of the four social classes (varna), a laborer, servant
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
एका (ekā) - one, a single
(numeral)
शूद्रम् (śūdram) - a śūdra child (a śūdra child, a śūdra (accusative))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a man of the fourth of the four social classes (varna), a laborer, servant
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, originates, is produced
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of pra-jan
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4)