मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-10, verse-13
एकान्तरे त्वानुलोम्यादम्बष्ठोग्रौ यथा स्मृतौ ।
क्षत्तृवैदेहकौ तद्वत प्रातिलोम्येऽपि जन्मनि ॥१३॥
क्षत्तृवैदेहकौ तद्वत प्रातिलोम्येऽपि जन्मनि ॥१३॥
13. ekāntare tvānulomyādambaṣṭhograu yathā smṛtau ,
kṣattṛvaidehakau tadvat prātilomye'pi janmani.
kṣattṛvaidehakau tadvat prātilomye'pi janmani.
13.
ekāntare tu ānulomyāt ambaṣṭha-ugrau yathā smṛtau
kṣattṛ-vaidehakau tadvat prātilomye api janmani
kṣattṛ-vaidehakau tadvat prātilomye api janmani
13.
yathā tu ānulomyāt ekāntare ambaṣṭha-ugrau smṛtau
kṣattṛ-vaidehakau tadvat prātilomye api janmani
kṣattṛ-vaidehakau tadvat prātilomye api janmani
13.
Indeed, just as the Ambaṣṭha and Ugra are traditionally recognized as born from unions where one caste is skipped in the natural (anuloma) order, so too are the Kṣattṛ and Vaidehaka born similarly from unions skipping one caste in the inverse (pratiloma) order.
Words meanings summery:
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- एकान्तरे (ekāntare) - in unions skipping one class (i.e., not immediately successive classes) (with one intermediate; with one gap)
- तु (tu) - but; indeed; on the other hand
- आनुलोम्यात् (ānulomyāt) - by marriage in the natural (anuloma) order (higher man, lower woman) (by the natural order; in due order)
- अम्बष्ठ-उग्रौ (ambaṣṭha-ugrau) - the Ambaṣṭha (son of a Brahmin father and a Vaiśya mother) and the Ugra (son of a Kṣatriya father and a Śūdra mother) (Ambaṣṭha and Ugra (two mixed castes))
- यथा (yathā) - as; just as
- स्मृतौ (smṛtau) - are traditionally recognized (as born) (are considered; traditionally known)
- क्षत्तृ-वैदेहकौ (kṣattṛ-vaidehakau) - the Kṣattṛ (son of a Śūdra father and a Kṣatriya mother) and the Vaidehaka (son of a Vaiśya father and a Brahmin mother) (Kṣattṛ and Vaidehaka (two mixed castes))
- तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly; likewise
- प्रातिलोम्ये (prātilomye) - in marriages against the natural (pratiloma) order (lower man, higher woman) (in the inverse order; in reverse order)
- अपि (api) - also; even
- जन्मनि (janmani) - in the matter of their birth (in birth; in origin)
Words meanings and morphology
एकान्तरे (ekāntare) - in unions skipping one class (i.e., not immediately successive classes) (with one intermediate; with one gap)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of ekāntara
ekāntara - having one intermediate, with a single interval
Tatpuruṣa compound eka + antara.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+antara)
- eka – one, a single
numeral (masculine) - antara – intermediate, interval, difference
noun (neuter)
तु (tu) - but; indeed; on the other hand
(indeclinable)
आनुलोम्यात् (ānulomyāt) - by marriage in the natural (anuloma) order (higher man, lower woman) (by the natural order; in due order)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of ānulomya
ānulomya - natural order, regular sequence; marriage where the husband is of a higher caste than the wife
From anu + loma.
Prefix: anu
Root: lū
अम्बष्ठ-उग्रौ (ambaṣṭha-ugrau) - the Ambaṣṭha (son of a Brahmin father and a Vaiśya mother) and the Ugra (son of a Kṣatriya father and a Śūdra mother) (Ambaṣṭha and Ugra (two mixed castes))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of ambaṣṭhaugra
ambaṣṭhaugra - the Ambaṣṭha and the Ugra (names of mixed castes)
Dvandva compound of Ambaṣṭha and Ugra.
Compound type : dvandva (ambaṣṭha+ugra)
- ambaṣṭha – a mixed caste (son of a Brāhmaṇa father and Vaiśya mother)
noun (masculine) - ugra – fierce, terrible; a mixed caste (son of a Kṣatriya father and Śūdra mother)
noun (masculine)
यथा (yathā) - as; just as
(indeclinable)
स्मृतौ (smṛtau) - are traditionally recognized (as born) (are considered; traditionally known)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, considered
Past Passive Participle
From root smṛ (to remember).
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with `ambaṣṭhaugrau`.
क्षत्तृ-वैदेहकौ (kṣattṛ-vaidehakau) - the Kṣattṛ (son of a Śūdra father and a Kṣatriya mother) and the Vaidehaka (son of a Vaiśya father and a Brahmin mother) (Kṣattṛ and Vaidehaka (two mixed castes))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of kṣattṛvaidehaka
kṣattṛvaidehaka - the Kṣattṛ and the Vaidehaka (names of mixed castes)
Dvandva compound of Kṣattṛ and Vaidehaka.
Compound type : dvandva (kṣattṛ+vaidehaka)
- kṣattṛ – a mixed caste (son of a Śūdra father and Kṣatriya mother); charioteer
noun (masculine)
Root: kṣad (class 1) - vaidehaka – a mixed caste (son of a Vaiśya father and Brāhmaṇa mother)
noun (masculine)
तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly; likewise
(indeclinable)
Adverbial suffix -vat. From tad.
प्रातिलोम्ये (prātilomye) - in marriages against the natural (pratiloma) order (lower man, higher woman) (in the inverse order; in reverse order)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of prātilomya
prātilomya - inverse order, contrary sequence; marriage where the husband is of a lower caste than the wife
From prati + loma.
Prefix: prati
Root: lū
अपि (api) - also; even
(indeclinable)
जन्मनि (janmani) - in the matter of their birth (in birth; in origin)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of janman
janman - birth, origin, existence
From root jan (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)