[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) › 3.43 # Manava Dharmashastra 3.43 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.43 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.43) pāṇigrahaṇasaṃskāraḥ savarṇāsūpadiśyate asavarṇāsv ayaṃ jñeyo vidhir udvāhakarmaṇi // > The ceremony of joining the hands is prescribed for (marriages with) women of equal caste (varna); know that the following rule (applies) to weddings with females of a different caste (varna). > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.42) - [Next: 3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.44) - [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.3.43) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.43) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.3.20.4) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.43) · Pramāṇa