Manava Dharmashastra 3.33
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.33
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.33
hatvā chittvā ca bhittvā ca krośantīṃ rudantīṃ gṛhāt
prasahya kanyāharaṇaṃ rākṣaso vidhir ucyate //
The forcible abduction of a maiden from her home, while she cries out and weeps, after (her kinsmen) have been slain or wounded and (their houses) broken open, is called the Rakshasa rite.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit