Sutra 19
Devanagari script
विशिष्टानां चैकपात्रं विवाहं वा हीनेभ्यो वारयेयुः ॥ कZ_११.१.१० ॥
Transliteration
viśiṣṭānāṃ ca ekapātraṃ vivāhaṃ vā hīnebhyo vārayeyuḥ
Translation
And they should prevent the ‘superiors’ from sharing the same table (commensality) or contracting marriages with the ‘inferiors’.
Word by Word
विशिष्टानाम्of the distinguished/superior (persons)
विशिष्टानाम्:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootविशिष्ट
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (genitive plural), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; विशेषणरूपेण ‘(of) distinguished/superior persons’
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्
एकपात्रम्(the practice of) using/sharing a single vessel (common dish)
एकपात्रम्:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootएकपात्र
Formद्वितीया-एकवचनम् (accusative singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘one vessel/one dish’ (as object of वारयेयुः)
विवाहम्marriage
विवाहम्:
TypeNoun
Rootविवाह
Formद्वितीया-एकवचनम् (accusative singular), पुंलिङ्ग; ‘marriage’ (object of वारयेयुः)
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्
हीनेभ्यःfrom the inferior (persons)
हीनेभ्यः:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहीन
Formपञ्चमी-बहुवचनम् (ablative plural), पुंलिङ्ग; ‘from the inferior (persons)’; अपादान-सम्बन्धः (source/starting point)
वारयेयुःthey should prevent/forbid
वारयेयुः:
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (वारयति)
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; causative/denominative sense ‘to prevent/forbid’ (from √वृ ‘to ward off’ → वारयति)
Entities Mentioned
E
elite group (viśiṣṭa)L
lower-status group (hīna)FAQs
To stop durable cross-status alliances and kinship ties that would increase solidarity and reduce manipulable cleavages.