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VASISHTHA.
XVII, 87.
87. He should give it to men who are well versed in the three Vedas.
CHAPTER XVIII. 1. They declare that the offspring of a Sudra and of , a female of the Brâhmana caste becomes a Kandala,
2. (That of a Sudra and) of a female of the Kshatriya caste, a Vaina,
3. (That of a Sudra and) of a female of the Vaisya I caste, an Antyâvasâyin.
4. They declare that the (son) begotten by a Vaisya on a female of the Brâhmana caste becomes a Râmaka,
5. (The son begotten by the same) on a female of the Kshatriya caste, a Pulkasa.
6. They declare that the (son) begotten by a Kshatriya on a female of the Brâhmana caste becomes a Sata.
7. Now they quote also (the following verse): 'One may know by their deeds those who have been begotten secretly, and to whom the stigma of springing from unions in the inverse order of the castes attaches, because they are destitute of virtue and good conduct.'
87. Vishnu XVII, 14. XVIII. 1. Vishnu XVI, 6.
4. Krishnapandita reads Romaka, a Roman,' for Ramaka, and the B. MS. supports him. The other MSS., including I. O. 913, give the reading adopted above. I prefer it, as there is no reason to assume that the Vâsishtha Dharmasastra belongs to the late period when the Hindus had become aware of the existence of the Roman empire. On the other hand, it may be urged that Romaka is a correction which would easily suggest itself to a Pandit, who was unable to find a parallel passage in which the word Râmaka occurs. 6. Vishnu XVI, 6.
7. Manu X, 40.
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| SR No. | 007674 |
| Book Title | Dhammapada |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2540 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 45 MB |