शूद्राणाम् अनिरवसितानाम्

Adhyāya 2 · Pāda 4 · Rule 10

A dvanda compound of words denoting those classes of śudrā-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.',

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