Manusmriti
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 Sanscriptआर्षे 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