Manava Dharmashastra 9.172
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.172
- Language
- Sanskrit
9.172
pitṛveśmani kanyā tu yaṃ putraṃ janayed rahaḥ
taṃ kānīnaṃ vaden nāmnā voḍhuḥ kanyāsamudbhavam //
A son whom a damsel secretly bears in the house of her father, one shall name the son of an unmarried damsel (Kanina, and declare) such offspring of an unmarried girl (to belong) to him who weds her (afterwards).
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Linked texts (1)
- Southern recension — Sanskrit