Manusmriti

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आर्षे गोमिथुनं शुल्कं के चिदाहुर्मृषैव तत् । अल्पोऽप्येवं महान् वाऽपि विक्रयस्तावदेव सः ॥ ५३ ॥

Some call the cow and the bull (given) at an Arsha wedding ’a gratuity;’(but) that is wrong, since (the acceptance of) a fee, be it small or great, is a sale (of the daughter).

english translation

ArSe gomithunaM zulkaM ke cidAhurmRSaiva tat | alpo'pyevaM mahAn vA'pi vikrayastAvadeva saH || 53 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript