[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) › [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu) › [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler) › 3.44 # Manava Dharmashastra 3.44 The Laws of Manu 3.44 - **Language:** English ### [3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.3.44) On marrying a man of a higher caste a Kshatriya bride must take hold of an arrow, a Vaisya bride of a goad, and a Sudra female of the hem of the (bridegroom's) garment. - [Previous: 3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.3.43) - [Next: 3.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.3.45) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.3) ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.44) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.44) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.3.44) · Pramāṇa