Manava Dharmashastra 3.33

3.33

prasahyābhibhūya kanyāpakṣādbalātkāreṇa kanyāyā haraṇaṃ rākṣaso vivāha ityetāvadatra vivakṣitam | hṛtvetyādyanuvādaḥ | prasahyāpajihīrṣato yadi kaścitpratibandhā vartate tadā prāptameva hananādi| hantuḥ śaktyatiśayaṃ jñātvā svātmabhayādupetarestadā bhavatyeva rākṣaso na vadhādyavaśyaṃ kartavyam | hatvā daṇḍakāṣṭhādinā tāḍayitvā | chittvā khaṅgādiprahāreṇāṅgāni khaṇḍaśaḥ kṛtvā | bhittvā prākāradurgādi | krośantīṃ rudatīṃ kanyāmanicchchām | ayaṃ gāndharvādviśeṣaḥ | 'anāthā'pahniye paritrāyadhvam' ityādyuccaiḥ śabdakaraṇaṃ 'krośanam' | rodanamaśrukaśamokṣaḥ | udvijitāyāḥ striyā dharmo'yam |

The forcible abduction of the maiden from her home, while she is crying out and weeping, after having beaten and wounded and pierced,—is called the “Rākṣasa” form.—(33).

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
‘Forcibly;’—i.e., having subdued the guardians of the girl, if one carries her away by force, this is called the ‘Rākṣasa’ form. This is all that is meant to be stated here. ‘Having beaten,’ etc., is a mere descriptive re-iteration; for it is always understood that, while the bridegroom is forcibly taking away the girl, if some one seeks to stop him, he shall beat them and do the rest of it. But if, knowing the great strength of the abductor, her guardians, through fear, let her go,—then also it is a Rākṣasa form of marriage; and it is not a necessary condition of this form that the beating, etc., must be done.

‘Having beaten’—by means of sticks, etc.

‘Wounded’— cutting limbs by strokes of the sword and other weapons.

‘Pierced’—walls and forts.

‘Crying out and weeping;’—i.e., unwilling girl. This is what distinguishes this from the ‘Gāndharva’ form. ‘Crying out’ stands for such loud wailings as—‘there is none to protect me, I am being taken away, save me,’ and so forth: while ‘weeping’ stands for shedding tears, which is the characteristic of all frightened women.—(33)