The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.44.18

13.44.18

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
śulkamanyena dattaṃ syāddadānītyāha cāparaḥ |
balādanyaḥ prabhāṣeta dhanamanyaḥ pradarśayet || 18 ||

"Yudhishthira said, 'Desirous of marriage someone actually gives a dower to the girl's kinsmen; someone says, the girl's kinsmen consenting promises to give a dower; someone says, 'I shall abduct the girl by force;' someone simply displays his wealth (to the girl's kinsmen, intending to offer a portion thereof as dower for her); someone, again, actually takes the hand of the girl with rites of wedding. I ask thee, O grandsire, whose wife does the girl actually become? Unto its that are desirous of knowing the truth, thou art the eye with which to behold.'