[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.4819 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4819 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4819 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4819](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4819) 2) Eight kinds of marriages. The woman and man should not be of the same Gotra (family). One could marry a girl who is above seven generations on the paternal line and above five generations on the maternal line. Eight types of marriages allowed in Manusmṛti, Chapter 3, are given below : - [Previous: c9.4818](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4818) - [Next: c9.4820](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4820) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4819](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4819) · Pramāṇa