Arthashastra 3.7.33: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 7, Sutra 33
Devanagari script
क्षत्तायामुग्राच्छ्वपाकः ॥ कZ_०३.७.३३ ॥
Transliteration
kṣattāyāmugrācchvapākaḥ
Translation
उग्र पुरुष और क्षत्ता औरत के बच्चे को श्वपाक कहते हैं।
Word by Word
क्षत्तायाम्in/at the (office/position of) the chamberlain (kṣattā)
क्षत्तायाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्ता
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरण)
उग्रात्from an Ugra (person)
उग्रात्:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउग्र
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; पञ्चमी (अपादान)
श्वपाकःa Śvapāka (outcaste)
श्वपाकः:
TypeNoun
Rootश्वपाक
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (कर्तृ/निर्देश)
Entities Mentioned
K
KṣattāU
UgraŚ
ŚvapākaFAQs
In this legal context he is primarily codifying categories used by courts and administrators; the normative hierarchy is assumed by the system.
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