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Shloka 8

च्यवन-कुशिक-संवादः

Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Hospitality, Service, and Lineage Questions

एको विड्वर्ण एवाथ तथात्रैवोपलक्षित: । षडपध्वंसजास्ते हि तथैवासपदान्‌ शृणु

eko viḍvarṇa evātha tathātraivopalakṣitaḥ | ṣaḍapadhvaṃsajāste hi tathaivāsapadān śṛṇu ||

Bhīṣma dijo: «Aquí también se señala de manera precisa una sola clase mixta. En verdad, éstos son los seis ‘apadhvaṃsaja’ (descendientes de uniones mixtas en el orden aceptado) mencionados en esta misma exposición. Ahora escucha mientras describo a los ‘apasada’, los nacidos de uniones en el orden inverso».

एकःone
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विड्वर्णःthe 'viḍ'-varna (vaiśya class)
विड्वर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविड्वर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अथthen/now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
तथाthus/so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
अत्रhere/in this context
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
उपलक्षितःindicated/marked (as)
उपलक्षितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootउपलक्षित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
षट्six
षट्:
TypeAdjective
Rootषट्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अपध्वंसजाःapadhvaṃsaja (mixed-caste offspring)
अपध्वंसजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअपध्वंसज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेthey/those
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हिfor/indeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
तथाthus/so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अपसदान्apasada (outcaste; pratiloma offspring)
अपसदान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअपसद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
शृणुhear/listen
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

Bhīṣma frames a dharma-oriented taxonomy of birth from mixed unions: he notes six ‘apadhvaṃsaja’ types already identified in the discussion and then transitions to ‘apasada’ (reverse-order) offspring, emphasizing social-ethical categorization as part of normative instruction.

In his instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīṣma summarizes that the six mixed-union categories have been pointed out in this section and announces the next topic: the description of ‘apasada’ (pratiloma) offspring.