Sutra 9

Devanagari script

तेन त्रिवर्णद्विवर्णपुत्रविभागः क्षत्रियवैश्ययोर्व्याख्यातः ॥ कZ_०३.६.१८ ॥

Transliteration

tena trivarṇadvivarṇaputravibhāgaḥ kṣatriyavaiśyayorvyākhyātaḥ

Translation

By that same rule, the division among sons in three-varṇa and two-varṇa combinations is explained for the kṣatriya and vaiśya cases as well.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that; thereby; with that (statement/reason)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; तृतीया-एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (instrumental: 'by/with that')

• त्रिवर्ण-द्विवर्ण-पुत्र-विभागः: the classification/division of sons (with reference to) the three-varṇa and the two-varṇa (groups)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभाग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः: त्रिवर्णस्य द्विवर्णस्य च पुत्राणां विभागः (classification of sons of tri-varṇa and dvi-varṇa)

• क्षत्रिय-वैश्ययोः: of the Kṣatriya and the Vaiśya
• Type: Noun (dual compound)
• Root: क्षत्रिय; वैश्य
• Form: समासः: क्षत्रियश्च वैश्यश्च; षष्ठी-द्विवचन (genitive dual)

• व्याख्यातः: has been explained; has been set forth
• Type: Verb (past passive participle)
• Root: वि-आ-ख्या
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः; ‘explained/expounded’ agreeing with विभागः

Entities Mentioned

• kṣatriya
• vaiśya
• sons/heirs

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FAQs

What does this sutra tell a judge to do in mixed-category cases?

Reuse the established proportional logic (from the four-category formula) to compute shares when only three or two categories are present.