Arthashastra 3.4.29: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 4, Sutra 29
Devanagari script
सवर्णतश्च प्रजाता नापवादं लभेत ॥
Transliteration
savarṇataś ca prajātā nāpavādaṃ labheta
Translation
अगर उसको अपनी ही जाति का किसी आदमी से बच्चा हो जाए, तो उसपर कोई इलज़ाम नहीं लगता। कोई दोष नहीं मानता।
Word by Word
सवर्णतःon the ground of being of the same varṇa/caste; by reason of sameness of social class
सवर्णतः:
TypeAdverb (from adjective)
Rootसवर्ण
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; सवर्ण-शब्दात् ‘-तः’ (ablatival/adverbial) = ‘सवर्णतः’
चand; also
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
प्रजाताthe offspring/child (so born)
प्रजाता:
TypeNoun (past passive participle used substantively)
Rootप्र-√जन्
Formकृदन्त (क्त); प्रजाता- (प्र + √जन् + क्त); प्रथमा एकवचनम् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग—प्रयोगे सन्दर्भानुसारं), ‘one who is born/produced’
नnot
न:
TypeNegation
Rootन
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्यय
अपवादम्an objection; an exception; a disqualifying allegation
अपवादम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअपवाद
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचनम्; कर्मपद (लभेत इत्यस्य)
लभेतshould obtain; should be able to claim
लभेत:
TypeVerb
Root√लभ्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; ‘(he/she/it) should obtain/receive’
Entities Mentioned
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savarṇa (same-varṇa partner)FAQs
It reduces dispute and stigma around offspring and remarriage by prescribing when blame is barred—thereby stabilizing lineage, inheritance expectations, and social order.
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