History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.139

v7.c90.139

¹³⁹⁶ वैश्यान्मागधवौदेहकौ । क्षत्रियात्सूत । पौराणिकस्त्वन्य. सूतो मागधश्च ब्रह्मक्षत्राद्विशेषतः॥ अर्थशास्त्र III 7. p. 165, Pargiter translates (AIHT p 17) 'but the sūta who is mentioned in the Purānas is different and so also is the Māgadha *who is mentioned there* from brāhmaṇa-kṣatriya offspring by a *real distinction*.' This is not accurate There are no words in the Arthaśāstra corresponding to 'who is mentioned there' and for 'offspring'. This idea about the origin of सूत and मागध is very old. Vide गौ धर्मसूत्र IV 15–16 'प्रतिलोमास्तु सूतमागधायोगवक्षत्तृवैदेहकचण्डालाः । ब्राह्मण्यजीजनत्पुत्रान् वर्णेभ्य आनुपूर्व्याद् ब्राह्मण-सूत-मागध-चण्डालान् ।