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Manava Dharmashastra 9.64

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.64

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Sanskrit

9.64

nānyasmin vidhavā nārī niyoktavyā dvijātibhiḥ
anyasmin hi niyuñjānā dharmaṃ hanyuḥ sanātanam //

By twice-born men a widow must not be appointed to (cohabit with) any other (than her husband); for they who appoint (her) to another (man), will violate the eternal law.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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