Arthashastra 3.7.32: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 7, Sutra 32
Devanagari script
वैदेहिकायामम्बष्ठाद्वैणः विपर्यये कुशीलवः ॥ कZ_०३.७.३२ ॥
Transliteration
vaidehikāyāmambaṣṭhādvaiṇaḥ viparyaye kuśīlavaḥ
Translation
अम्बष्ठ पुरुष और वैदेहिका औरत के बच्चे को वैण कहते हैं। जब उल्टा होता है, वैदेहिका पुरुष और अम्बष्ठ औरत, तो बच्चे को कुशीलव कहते हैं।
Word by Word
वैदेहिकायाम्in the case of the vaidehikā (profession/means of livelihood termed ‘vaidehikā’)
वैदेहिकायाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवैदेहिका
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरणे)
अम्बष्ठात्from an ambaṣṭha (person of the Ambaṣṭha group)
अम्बष्ठात्:
TypeNoun
Rootअम्बष्ठ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; पञ्चमी (अपादाने/हेतौ)
वैणःa vaiṇa (person of the Vaiṇa group)
वैणः:
TypeNoun
Rootवैण
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (कर्तरि/निर्देशे)
विपर्ययेin the reverse case / conversely
विपर्यये:
TypeNoun
Rootविपर्यय
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरणे)
कुशीलवःa kuśīlava (performer/entertainer)
कुशीलवः:
TypeNoun
Rootकुशीलव
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (कर्तरि/निर्देशे)
Entities Mentioned
V
VaidehikāA
AmbaṣṭhaV
VaiṇaK
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