यस्यास्तु न भवेद् भ्राता न विज्ञायेत वा पिता । नौपयच्छेत तां प्राज्ञः पुत्रिकाऽधर्मशङ्कया ॥ ११ ॥
But a prudent man should not marry (a maiden) who has no brother, nor one whose father is not known, through fear lest (in the former case she be made) an appointed daughter (and in the latter) lest (he should commit) sin.
english translation
yasyAstu na bhaved bhrAtA na vijJAyeta vA pitA | naupayaccheta tAM prAjJaH putrikA'dharmazaGkayA || 11 ||
hk transliteration by SanscriptManusmriti
यस्यास्तु न भवेद् भ्राता न विज्ञायेत वा पिता । नौपयच्छेत तां प्राज्ञः पुत्रिकाऽधर्मशङ्कया ॥ ११ ॥
But a prudent man should not marry (a maiden) who has no brother, nor one whose father is not known, through fear lest (in the former case she be made) an appointed daughter (and in the latter) lest (he should commit) sin.
english translation
yasyAstu na bhaved bhrAtA na vijJAyeta vA pitA | naupayaccheta tAM prAjJaH putrikA'dharmazaGkayA || 11 ||
hk transliteration by Sanscript