महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
-
book-13, chapter-49, verse-9
चण्डालो व्रात्यवेनौ च ब्राह्मण्यां क्षत्रियासु च ।
वैश्यायां चैव शूद्रस्य लक्ष्यन्तेऽपसदास्त्रयः ॥९॥
वैश्यायां चैव शूद्रस्य लक्ष्यन्तेऽपसदास्त्रयः ॥९॥
9. caṇḍālo vrātyavenau ca brāhmaṇyāṁ kṣatriyāsu ca ,
vaiśyāyāṁ caiva śūdrasya lakṣyante'pasadāstrayaḥ.
vaiśyāyāṁ caiva śūdrasya lakṣyante'pasadāstrayaḥ.
9.
caṇḍālaḥ vrātyavenau ca brāhmaṇyām kṣatriyāsu ca
vaiśyāyām ca eva śūdrasya lakṣyante apasadāḥ trayaḥ
vaiśyāyām ca eva śūdrasya lakṣyante apasadāḥ trayaḥ
9.
śūdrasya brāhmaṇyām kṣatriyāsu ca vaiśyāyām ca eva
(putrāḥ) caṇḍālaḥ vrātyavenau ca trayaḥ apasadāḥ lakṣyante
(putrāḥ) caṇḍālaḥ vrātyavenau ca trayaḥ apasadāḥ lakṣyante
9.
The Caṇḍāla, the Vrātya, and the Veṇa are identified as the three outcasts (apasadas) born to a śūdra man from a brahmin woman, a kshatriya woman, and a vaishya woman respectively.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- चण्डालः (caṇḍālaḥ) - The Caṇḍāla, a specific type of outcast born from a Shudra man and a Brahmin woman. (Caṇḍāla (an outcast, lowest caste))
- व्रात्यवेनौ (vrātyavenau) - The Vrātya and the Veṇa, specific types of outcasts (apasadas). (the Vrātya and the Veṇa)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- ब्राह्मण्याम् (brāhmaṇyām) - from a brahmin woman (mother) (in/from a brahmin woman)
- क्षत्रियासु (kṣatriyāsu) - from kshatriya women (mothers) (in/from kshatriya women)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- वैश्यायाम् (vaiśyāyām) - from a vaishya woman (mother) (in/from a vaishya woman)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एव (eva) - (emphasizing 'vaiśyāyām') (indeed, only, certainly)
- शूद्रस्य (śūdrasya) - of a śūdra (man, father) (of a shudra)
- लक्ष्यन्ते (lakṣyante) - are identified, are recognized (are seen, are perceived, are identified)
- अपसदाः (apasadāḥ) - outcasts (apasadas) (outcasts, degenerates)
- त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (types of outcasts) (three)
Words meanings and morphology
चण्डालः (caṇḍālaḥ) - The Caṇḍāla, a specific type of outcast born from a Shudra man and a Brahmin woman. (Caṇḍāla (an outcast, lowest caste))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of caṇḍāla
caṇḍāla - an outcast, a person of the lowest and most despised class, a mixed caste (Śūdra father + Brāhmaṇa mother)
व्रात्यवेनौ (vrātyavenau) - The Vrātya and the Veṇa, specific types of outcasts (apasadas). (the Vrātya and the Veṇa)
(compound noun)
Compound type : dvandva (vrātya+veṇa)
- vrātya – one who has lost caste; a specific mixed caste
noun (masculine) - veṇa – a hunter; a specific mixed caste
noun (masculine)
Root: vi (class 2)
Note: Represents the pair 'Vrātya' and 'Veṇa'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Connective particle.
ब्राह्मण्याम् (brāhmaṇyām) - from a brahmin woman (mother) (in/from a brahmin woman)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of brāhmaṇī
brāhmaṇī - a brahmin woman
Feminine form of 'brāhmaṇa'.
Root: bṛh (class 1)
Note: Used to denote the source of birth (from a mother).
क्षत्रियासु (kṣatriyāsu) - from kshatriya women (mothers) (in/from kshatriya women)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of kṣatriyā
kṣatriyā - a kshatriya woman
Feminine form of 'kṣatriya'.
Root: kṣi (class 1)
Note: Plural here could mean 'various types of kshatriya women' or simply generic 'kshatriya women'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Connective particle.
वैश्यायाम् (vaiśyāyām) - from a vaishya woman (mother) (in/from a vaishya woman)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of vaiśyā
vaiśyā - a vaishya woman
Feminine form of 'vaiśya'.
Root: viś (class 6)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Connective particle.
एव (eva) - (emphasizing 'vaiśyāyām') (indeed, only, certainly)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
शूद्रस्य (śūdrasya) - of a śūdra (man, father) (of a shudra)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a man of the fourth or lowest social class (varṇa)
लक्ष्यन्ते (lakṣyante) - are identified, are recognized (are seen, are perceived, are identified)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of lakṣ
present tense, passive voice, 3rd person plural
Root 'lakṣ' (10th class, or passive of 1st/10th).
Root: lakṣ (class 10)
अपसदाः (apasadāḥ) - outcasts (apasadas) (outcasts, degenerates)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apasada
apasada - one who sits below, outcast, degraded person, a mean or vile man
From 'apa-sad' (to sit down, sink down).
Prefix: apa
Root: sad (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'lakṣyante'.
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (types of outcasts) (three)
(numeral adjective)