Arthashastra 3.7.21: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 7, Sutra 21
ब्राह्मणस्य वैश्यायामम्बष्ठः शूद्रायां निषादः पारशवो वा ॥ कZ_०३.७.२१ ॥
brāhmaṇasya vaiśyāyām ambaṣṭhaḥ śūdrāyāṃ niṣādaḥ pāraśavo vā
ब्राह्मण के लिए यह रूल है। अगर उसकी वाइफ वैश्य है, तो बेटा अम्बष्ठ कहलाता है। अगर वाइफ शूद्र है, तो बेटा निषाद या पारशव कहलाता है।
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