Arthashastra

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ब्राह्मणस्य वैश्यायाम् अम्बष्ठः, शूद्रायां निषादः पारशवो वा ॥

(Of such asavarna sons), the son begotten by a Bráhman on a Vaisya woman is called Ambashtha; on a Súdra woman is called Nisháda or Párasava.

english translation

brAhmaNasya vaizyAyAm ambaSThaH, zUdrAyAM niSAdaH pArazavo vA ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

क्षत्रियस्य शूद्रायाम् उग्रः ॥

The son begotten by a Kshatriya on a Súdra woman is known as Ugra;

english translation

kSatriyasya zUdrAyAm ugraH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शूद्र एव वैश्यस्य ॥

the son begotten by a Vaisya on a Súdra woman is no other than a Súdra.

english translation

zUdra eva vaizyasya ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सवर्णासु च एषाम् अचरित व्रतेभ्यो जाता व्रात्याः ॥

Sons begotten by men of impure life of any of the four castes on women of lower castes next to their own are called Vrátyas.

english translation

savarNAsu ca eSAm acarita vratebhyo jAtA vrAtyAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इत्य् अनुलोमाः ॥

The above kinds of sons are called anuloma, sons begotten by men of higher on women of lower castes.

english translation