Arthashastra 3.7.31: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 7, Sutra 31
Devanagari script
उग्रान्नैषाद्यां कुक्कुटः विपर्यये पुल्कसः ॥
Transliteration
ugrānnaiṣādyāṃ kukkuṭaḥ viparyaye pulkasaḥ
Translation
जब उग्र पुरुष और नैसदी औरत से शादी होती है, तो उनकी औलाद को कुक्कुट कहते हैं। उल्टा अगर नैसदी पुरुष और उग्र औरत हो, तो बच्चे को पुल्कस कहते हैं।
Word by Word
उग्रUgra (a specific mixed-caste/tribal group)
उग्र:
TypeNoun (proper/tribal designation)
Rootउग्र
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (जनपद/जातिवाचक-नाम)
आन्नैषाद्याम्in the condition/group termed ‘Ānnaiṣādya’ (connected with the Naiṣāda)
आन्नैषाद्याम्:
TypeNoun (feminine abstract/collective)
Rootआन्नैषाद्य
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; ‘आन्नैषाद्य’ इति जातिविशेष/अवस्था-वाचक (अधिकरणे)
कुक्कुटःKukkuṭa (a person/group named ‘Kukkuṭa’; lit. ‘cock’)
कुक्कुटः:
TypeNoun
Rootकुक्कुट
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
विपर्ययेin the reverse case / conversely
विपर्यये:
TypeNoun
Rootविपर्यय
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; अधिकरणे (‘in the reverse case’)
पुल्कसःPulkkasa (a specific mixed-caste/tribal group)
पुल्कसः:
TypeNoun (proper/tribal designation)
Rootपुल्कस
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (जातिवाचक-नाम)
Entities Mentioned
U
UgraN
NaiṣādīK
KukkuṭaP
PulkasaFAQs
Because legal status could depend on which parent belongs to which group; administration needs an unambiguous rule.
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