The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c7.s2.34

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¹ **क्रयस्य धर्ममात्रत्वम् ।** *Pū. M.*, VI, 1, 15. **नासौ क्रय इति । क्रयो ह्युच्चनीचपणो भवति । नियतं त्विदं दानम् ।** Śabara on *Ibid*. Mitramiśra refutes this argument by referring to the fixed price that was paid for the Soma plant. He defends Ārsha marriage on the ground **धर्मनिमित्तो ह्यसौ संबंधो न लोभनिमित्तः ॥** *VMS.*, p. 850.