The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 6.11.22

Bhāratabhāvadīpa 6.11.22

Language: Sanskrit

6.11.22

patagavarṇaṃ vyācaṣṭe - tayoriti | miśro varṇaḥ pataga ityarthaḥ | 'kāraṇaguṇāḥ kāryaguṇānārabhante' iti nyāyena śyāmaparvatabhavaḥ śyāmavarṇaḥ śākādyannapariṇāmena manuṣyā api śyāmatvaṃ gatā ityarthaḥ | yasmāt śyāmo giristasmāttatsthānāṃ śyāmo varṇaḥ pravṛtta ityarthaḥ ||

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit