Manava Dharmashastra 3.24
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.24
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- Sanskrit
3.24
caturo brāhmaṇasyādyān praśastān kavayo viduḥ
rākṣasaṃ kṣatriyasyaikam āsuraṃ vaiśyaśūdrayoḥ //
The sages state that the first four are approved (in the case) of a Brahmana, one, the Rakshasa (rite in the case) of a Kshatriya, and the Asura (marriage in that) of a Vaisya and of a Sudra.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit