Manava Dharmashastra 9.98
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.98
- Language
- Sanskrit
9.98
ādadīta na śūdro 'pi śulkaṃ duhitaraṃ dadan
śulkaṃ hi gṛhṇan kurute channaṃ duhitṛvikrayam //
Even a Sudra ought not to take a nuptial fee, when he gives away his daughter; for he who takes a fee sell his daughter, covering (the transaction by another name).
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English