[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Law and Social-Religious Duty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma) › [Manava Dharmashastra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu) › 3.33 # Manava Dharmashastra 3.33 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.33 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.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. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 3.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.32) - [Next: 3.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.34) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3) ## Translations (1) - [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.3.33) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.33) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.33) · Pramāṇa