Manava Dharmashastra 9.174
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.174
- Language
- Sanskrit
9.174
krīṇīyād yas tv apatyārthaṃ mātāpitror yam antikāt
sa krītakaḥ sutas tasya sadṛśo 'sadṛśo 'pi vā //
If a man buys a (boy), whether equal or unequal (in good qualities), from his father and mother for the sake of having a son, that (child) is called a (son) bought (Kritaka).
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Linked texts (4)
- Southern recension — Sanskrit
- Vivādaratnākara — Caṇḍeśvara, Sanskrit
- Smṛtiratnākara (Vivādaratnākara, Kṛtyaratnākara…) — Caṇḍeśvara Ṭhakkura, Sanskrit
- Dattakamīmāṃsā (Nandapaṇḍita) — Nandapaṇḍita, Sanskrit