2.4.10
शूद्राणामनिरवसितानाम्
Operational rule vidhi
A द्वन्द compound of words denoting those classes of शुद्रा-s who have not been expelled from the communion of higher classes, is singular.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Target शूद्राणाम् ṣaṣṭhī · bahuvacanaTarget अ- निरवसितानाम् ṣaṣṭhī · bahuvacana
- Target Ṣaṣṭhī (6th case): names what gets replaced, "in place of X" (1.1.49 षष्ठी स्थानेयोगा).
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Full reading
शूद्राणाम् अ-
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Commentary
A द्वन्द compound of words denoting those classes of शुद्रा-s who have not been expelled from the communion of higher classes, is singular.
Thus, तक्षायस्करम् 'the carpenter and the blacksmith'; रजकतन्तुवायम् 'the washerman and the weaver.'
The word अनिर्वासित means one not expelled (from the dish).
A Sudra who can take food from the dish of a higher class, without permanently defiling that vessel, is called an Anirvasita Sudra.
Why do we say 'not expelled'? Observe चण्डालमृतपाः 'the Chandala and the Mritapa.'
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.