The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c23.45
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c23.45
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¹ The purchase of a wife is the ‘demoniac’ form of marriage formally permitted in the case of a Vaiçya and slave (Manu, III, 24). These two classes ‘are not particular about wives’ (Baudh., *Dh. S.*, I, 11, 20, 14).
Linked texts (2)
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Baudhāyanadharmasūtra — Baudhāyana, Sanskrit