[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) › 9.90 # Manava Dharmashastra 9.90 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.90 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [9.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.90) trīṇi varṣāṇy udīkṣeta kumāry ṛtumatī satī ūrdhvaṃ tu kālād etasmād vindeta sadṛśaṃ patim // > Three years let a damsel wait, though she be marriageable; but after that time let her choose for herself a bridegroom (of) equal (caste and rank). > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 9.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.89) - [Next: 9.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.91) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9) ## Translations (1) - [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.9.90) — Georg Bühler 1886, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.90) · Pramāṇa