Manusmriti

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इतरेषु तु शिष्टेषु नृशंसाऽनृतवादिनः । जायन्ते दुर्विवाहेषु ब्रह्मधर्मद्विषः सुताः ॥ ४१ ॥

sanskrit

But from the remaining (four) blamable marriages spring sons who are cruel and speakers of untruth, who hate the Veda and the sacred law.

english translation

itareSu tu ziSTeSu nRzaMsA'nRtavAdinaH | jAyante durvivAheSu brahmadharmadviSaH sutAH || 41 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/manusmriti/3/42

अनिन्दितैः स्त्रीविवाहैरनिन्द्या भवति प्रजा । निन्दितैर्निन्दिता नॄणां तस्मान्निन्द्यान् विवर्जयेत् ॥ ४२ ॥

sanskrit

In the blameless marriages blameless children are born to men, in blamable (marriages) blamable (offspring); one should therefore avoid the blamable (forms of marriage).

english translation

aninditaiH strIvivAhairanindyA bhavati prajA | ninditairninditA nRRNAM tasmAnnindyAn vivarjayet || 42 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/manusmriti/3/43

पाणिग्रहणसंस्कारः सवर्णासूपदिश्यते । असवर्णास्वयं ज्ञेयो विधिरुद्वाहकर्मणि ॥ ४३ ॥

sanskrit

The ceremony of joining the hands is prescribed for (marriages with) women of equal caste (varna); know that the following rule (applies) to weddings with females of a different caste (varna).

english translation

pANigrahaNasaMskAraH savarNAsUpadizyate | asavarNAsvayaM jJeyo vidhirudvAhakarmaNi || 43 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/manusmriti/3/44

शरः क्षत्रियया ग्राह्यः प्रतोदो वैश्यकन्यया । वसनस्य दशा ग्राह्या शूद्रयोत्कृष्टवेदने ॥ ४४ ॥

sanskrit

On marrying a man of a higher caste a Kshatriya bride must take hold of an arrow, a Vaisya bride of a goad, and a Sudra female of the hem of the (bridegroom’s) garment.

english translation

zaraH kSatriyayA grAhyaH pratodo vaizyakanyayA | vasanasya dazA grAhyA zUdrayotkRSTavedane || 44 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/manusmriti/3/45

ऋतुकालाभिगामी स्यात् स्वदारनिरतः सदा । पर्ववर्जं व्रजेच्चैनां तद्व्रतो रतिकाम्यया ॥ ४५ ॥

sanskrit

Let (the husband) approach his wife in due season, being constantly satisfied with her (alone); he may also, being intent on pleasing her, approach her with a desire for conjugal union (on any day) excepting the Parvans.

english translation

RtukAlAbhigAmI syAt svadAranirataH sadA | parvavarjaM vrajeccainAM tadvrato ratikAmyayA || 45 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript