ज्ञातिभ्यो द्रविणं दत्त्वा कन्यायै चैव शक्तितः । कन्याप्रदानं स्वाच्छन्द्यादासुरो धर्म उच्यते ॥ ३१ ॥
When (the bridegroom) receives a maiden, after having given as much wealth as he can afford, to the kinsmen and to the bride herself, according to his own will, that is called the Asura rite.
english translation
jJAtibhyo draviNaM dattvA kanyAyai caiva zaktitaH | kanyApradAnaM svAcchandyAdAsuro dharma ucyate || 31 ||
hk transliteration by SanscriptManusmriti
ज्ञातिभ्यो द्रविणं दत्त्वा कन्यायै चैव शक्तितः । कन्याप्रदानं स्वाच्छन्द्यादासुरो धर्म उच्यते ॥ ३१ ॥
When (the bridegroom) receives a maiden, after having given as much wealth as he can afford, to the kinsmen and to the bride herself, according to his own will, that is called the Asura rite.
english translation
jJAtibhyo draviNaM dattvA kanyAyai caiva zaktitaH | kanyApradAnaM svAcchandyAdAsuro dharma ucyate || 31 ||
hk transliteration by Sanscript