Arthashastra 3.7.22: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 7, Sutra 22
Devanagari script
क्षत्रियस्य शूद्रायामुग्रः ॥ कZ_०३.७.२२ ॥
Transliteration
kṣatriyasya śūdrāyām ugraḥ
Translation
क्षत्रिय के लिए एक सिंपल रूल है। अगर उसकी वाइफ शूद्र है, तो बेटा उग्र कहलाता है।
Word by Word
क्षत्रियस्यof a Kṣatriya (man of the warrior/royal class)
क्षत्रियस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रिय
Formषष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्
शूद्रायाम्in/with a Śūdra woman
शूद्रायाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootशूद्रा
Formसप्तमी-एकवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्गम्
उग्रःan Ugra (a mixed-caste offspring: Kṣatriya father and Śūdra mother)
उग्रः:
TypeNoun
Rootउग्र
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम् (जातिवाचक-नाम)
Entities Mentioned
K
KṣatriyaŚ
ŚūdrāU
UgraFAQs
They operationalize whether an heir is treated as savarṇa (eligible for a quantified share) or asavarṇa (typically limited to maintenance), depending on the text’s classification scheme.
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