मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-10, verse-23
वैश्यात तु जायते व्रात्यात सुधन्वाऽचार्य एव च ।
कारुषश्च विजन्मा च मैत्रः सात्वत एव च ॥२३॥
कारुषश्च विजन्मा च मैत्रः सात्वत एव च ॥२३॥
23. vaiśyāt tu jāyate vrātyāt sudhanvā'cārya eva ca ,
kāruṣaśca vijanmā ca maitraḥ sātvata eva ca.
kāruṣaśca vijanmā ca maitraḥ sātvata eva ca.
23.
vaiśyāt tu jāyate vrātyāt sudhanvā ācāryaḥ eva
ca kāruṣaḥ ca vijanmā ca maitraḥ sātvataḥ eva ca
ca kāruṣaḥ ca vijanmā ca maitraḥ sātvataḥ eva ca
23.
tu vaiśyāt vrātyāt sudhanvā (ca) ācāryaḥ eva ca
kāruṣaḥ ca vijanmā ca maitraḥ ca sātvataḥ eva ca jāyate
kāruṣaḥ ca vijanmā ca maitraḥ ca sātvataḥ eva ca jāyate
23.
But from a fallen (vrātya) *vaiśya* are born the Sudhanvan, the *ācārya*, the Kāruṣa, the Vijanman, the Maitra, and the Sātvata.
Words meanings summery:
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- वैश्यात् (vaiśyāt) - from a *vaiśya*
- तु (tu) - but, on the other hand
- जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises
- व्रात्यात् (vrātyāt) - from a vaiśya who has fallen from his social class due to neglect of sacred rites (from a fallen person; from an apostate)
- सुधन्वा (sudhanvā) - a Sudhanvan (a mixed caste/group)
- आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - a specific mixed caste mentioned as an *ācārya* (an *ācārya* (teacher, or a mixed caste/group))
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even
- च (ca) - and
- कारुषः (kāruṣaḥ) - a Kāruṣa (a mixed caste/group or people)
- च (ca) - and
- विजन्मा (vijanmā) - a Vijanman (one born of a low birth, or a mixed caste)
- च (ca) - and
- मैत्रः (maitraḥ) - a Maitra (friendly, or a mixed caste)
- सात्वतः (sātvataḥ) - a Sātvata (a follower of Sātvata dharma, or a mixed caste)
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
वैश्यात् (vaiśyāt) - from a *vaiśya*
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - a member of the third social class (traders, farmers); a merchant
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan
present tense
root class 4, middle voice, present participle root
Root: jan (class 4)
व्रात्यात् (vrātyāt) - from a vaiśya 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
सुधन्वा (sudhanvā) - a Sudhanvan (a mixed caste/group)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sudhanvan
sudhanvan - having a good bow; a good archer; name of a mixed caste or social group
आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - a specific mixed caste mentioned as an *ācārya* (an *ācārya* (teacher, or a mixed caste/group))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ācārya
ācārya - a spiritual teacher, preceptor; a specific mixed caste
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
कारुषः (kāruṣaḥ) - a Kāruṣa (a mixed caste/group or people)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāruṣa
kāruṣa - a Kāruṣa; name of a mixed caste or a people
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
विजन्मा (vijanmā) - a Vijanman (one born of a low birth, or a mixed caste)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vijanman
vijanman - of low birth; one born of a different kind; a specific mixed caste
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
मैत्रः (maitraḥ) - a Maitra (friendly, or a mixed caste)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of maitra
maitra - friendly, benevolent; belonging to Mitra; a specific mixed caste
सात्वतः (sātvataḥ) - a Sātvata (a follower of Sātvata dharma, or a mixed caste)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sātvata
sātvata - belonging to the Sātvata tribe or sect; a specific mixed caste
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)