चतुरो ब्राह्मणस्याद्यान् प्रशस्तान् कवयो विदुः । राक्षसं क्षत्रियस्यैकमासुरं वैश्यशूद्रयोः ॥ २४ ॥
The sages state that the first four are approved (in the case) of a Brahmana, one, the Rakshasa (rite in the case) of a Kshatriya, and the Asura (marriage in that) of a Vaisya and of a Sudra.
english translation
caturo brAhmaNasyAdyAn prazastAn kavayo viduH | rAkSasaM kSatriyasyaikamAsuraM vaizyazUdrayoH || 24 ||
hk transliteration by SanscriptManusmriti
चतुरो ब्राह्मणस्याद्यान् प्रशस्तान् कवयो विदुः । राक्षसं क्षत्रियस्यैकमासुरं वैश्यशूद्रयोः ॥ २४ ॥
The sages state that the first four are approved (in the case) of a Brahmana, one, the Rakshasa (rite in the case) of a Kshatriya, and the Asura (marriage in that) of a Vaisya and of a Sudra.
english translation
caturo brAhmaNasyAdyAn prazastAn kavayo viduH | rAkSasaM kSatriyasyaikamAsuraM vaizyazUdrayoH || 24 ||
hk transliteration by Sanscript