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Arthashastra

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मिथः समवायाद् गान्धर्वः ॥

The voluntary union of a maiden with her lover is called Gándharva.

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शुल्क आदानाद् आसुरः ॥

Giving a maiden after receiving plenty of wealth (súlka) is termed Asura.

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प्रसह्य आदानाद् राक्षसः ॥

The abduction of a maiden is called Rákshasa.

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सुप्त मत्त आदानात् पैशाचः ॥

The abduction of a maiden while she is asleep and in intoxication is called Paisácha marraige.

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पितृ प्रमाणाश् चत्वारः पूर्वे धर्म्याः, माता पितृ प्रमाणाः शेषाः ॥

Of these, the first four are ancestral customs of old and are valid on their being approved of by the father. The rest are to be sanctioned by both the father and the mother.

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