मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-10, verse-22
झल्लो मल्लश्च राजन्याद व्रात्यात्निच्छिविरेव च ।
नटश्च करणश्चैव खसो द्रविड एव च ॥२२॥
नटश्च करणश्चैव खसो द्रविड एव च ॥२२॥
22. jhallo mallaśca rājanyād vrātyātnicchivireva ca ,
naṭaśca karaṇaścaiva khaso draviḍa eva ca.
naṭaśca karaṇaścaiva khaso draviḍa eva ca.
22.
jhallaḥ mallaḥ ca rājanyāt vrātyāt nicchiviḥ eva
ca naṭaḥ ca karaṇaḥ ca eva khasaḥ draviḍaḥ eva ca
ca naṭaḥ ca karaṇaḥ ca eva khasaḥ draviḍaḥ eva ca
22.
rājanyāt vrātyāt jhallaḥ ca mallaḥ ca nicchiviḥ eva ca
naṭaḥ ca karaṇaḥ ca eva khasaḥ ca draviḍaḥ eva ca (jāyate)
naṭaḥ ca karaṇaḥ ca eva khasaḥ ca draviḍaḥ eva ca (jāyate)
22.
From a fallen (vrātya) kṣatriya (rājanya) are born the Jhallah, Mallah, Nicchivi, Naṭa, Karaṇa, Khasa, and Draviḍa.
Words meanings summery:
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- झल्लः (jhallaḥ) - a Jhallah (a mixed caste/group)
- मल्लः (mallaḥ) - a Mallah (a mixed caste/group)
- च (ca) - and
- राजन्यात् (rājanyāt) - from a kṣatriya
- व्रात्यात् (vrātyāt) - from a kṣatriya who has fallen from his social class due to neglect of sacred rites (from a fallen person; from an apostate)
- निच्छिविः (nicchiviḥ) - a Nicchivi (a mixed caste/group)
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even
- च (ca) - and
- नटः (naṭaḥ) - a Naṭa (actor, or a mixed caste/group)
- च (ca) - and
- करणः (karaṇaḥ) - a Karaṇa (scribe, or a mixed caste/group)
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even
- खसः (khasaḥ) - a Khasa (a mountainous people/caste)
- द्रविडः (draviḍaḥ) - a Draviḍa (a people/caste from the Draviḍa country)
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
झल्लः (jhallaḥ) - a Jhallah (a mixed caste/group)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jhalla
jhalla - a Jhallah; name of a mixed caste or people
मल्लः (mallaḥ) - a Mallah (a mixed caste/group)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of malla
malla - a wrestler; a hero; name of a mixed caste or people
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
राजन्यात् (rājanyāt) - from a kṣatriya
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of rājanya
rājanya - a kṣatriya (member of the warrior/ruling class); a king
व्रात्यात् (vrātyāt) - from a kṣatriya who has fallen from his social class due to neglect of sacred rites (from a fallen person; from an apostate)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of vrātya
vrātya - a person who has fallen from their social class due to neglect of sacred rites; an apostate; outcast
निच्छिविः (nicchiviḥ) - a Nicchivi (a mixed caste/group)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nicchivi
nicchivi - a Nicchivi; name of a mixed caste or people, possibly related to Licchavi
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
नटः (naṭaḥ) - a Naṭa (actor, or a mixed caste/group)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of naṭa
naṭa - an actor, dancer; a specific mixed caste or social group
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
करणः (karaṇaḥ) - a Karaṇa (scribe, or a mixed caste/group)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of karaṇa
karaṇa - an instrument, cause; a scribe, clerk; a specific mixed caste
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even
(indeclinable)
खसः (khasaḥ) - a Khasa (a mountainous people/caste)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of khasa
khasa - a Khasa; name of a mountainous people or a specific caste
द्रविडः (draviḍaḥ) - a Draviḍa (a people/caste from the Draviḍa country)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of draviḍa
draviḍa - a Dravidian; a person from the Draviḍa country; a specific people or caste
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)