Sutra 23

Devanagari script

शूद्र एव वैश्यस्य ॥ कZ_०३.७.२३ ॥

Transliteration

śūdra eva vaiśyasya

Translation

ဝိုင်ရှျာအတွက်—(ရှူဒြာ မိန်းမနှင့် မွေးလျှင်) သားသည် ရှူဒြာ (ဆိုလိုသည်မှာ ရှူဒြာအဖြစ် သတ်မှတ်ရေတွက်သည်) ဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• शूद्रः: a Śūdra (member of the Śūdra class)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• एव: only; indeed; precisely
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: निपात; अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic/restrictive)

• वैश्यस्य: of a Vaiśya (member of the Vaiśya class)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन (सम्बन्ध/अधिकार)

Entities Mentioned

• Vaiśya
• Śūdra

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FAQs

What is the administrative consequence of ‘counted as Śūdra’?

It fixes the person’s legal category for applying rules on shares, obligations, and permissible roles, thereby reducing contestation in court.