Manusmriti

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

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

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

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

पाणिग्रहणसंस्कारः सवर्णासूपदिश्यते । असवर्णास्वयं ज्ञेयो विधिरुद्वाहकर्मणि ॥ ४३ ॥

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

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

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

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

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