anyotpanna

 Anyotpanna means “begotten by another”—a child born from someone other than the reputed parent or husband.

Core Meaning

• anyotpanna (अन्योत्पन्न) is an adjective (mfn.) meaning “begotten by another; the offspring of someone other than the supposed father or husband.”
  This definition appears consistently in Sanskrit lexicons

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Etymology

• anya — “other”
• utpanna — “born, produced”
  Together: “born from another (person).”

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Grammatical Notes

• Marked as mfn. (masculine–feminine–neuter), so it declines according to gender:
  • anyotpannaḥ (m.)
  • anyotpannā (f.)
  • anyotpannaṃ (n.)

Context of Use

• The term is used in kinship, legal, and social contexts in classical Sanskrit to describe a child whose biological parent is not the one socially recognized.
• It appears in traditional lexicons such as Śabdakalpadruma and Shabda-Sagara, and is preserved in modern digital dictionaries

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