Shloka 9
गोमूल्यनिर्णयः — The Determination of Value through the Cow
Nahuṣa–Cyavana Episode
Devanagari script
अतोड<विशिष्ट स्त्वधमो गुरुदारप्रधर्षक: । बाहां वर्ण जनयति चातुर्वर्ण्यविगर्हितम्
Translation
毗湿摩说道：若最卑下的首陀罗与师长之妻——婆罗门、刹帝利与吠舍之妇——行淫相合，便会生出为四姓所共憎、被逐出种姓秩序之外的后裔（如旃陀罗等）。
Word by Word
अतःtherefore/for this reason
अतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः
विशिष्टःdistinguished; (here) specified/particular
विशिष्टः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविशिष्ट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अधमःlowest/base (person)
अधमः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअधम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गुरुदारप्रधर्षकःviolator of the wives of elders/teachers
गुरुदारप्रधर्षकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगुरुदारप्रधर्षक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बाह्यवर्णम्an outcaste class (outside the varṇas)
बाह्यवर्णम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबाह्यवर्ण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जनयतिbegets/produces
जनयति:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
चातुर्वर्ण्यविगर्हितम्condemned by the four varṇas
चातुर्वर्ण्यविगर्हितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचातुर्वर्ण्यविगर्हित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes