क्रीणीयाद् यस्त्वपत्यार्थं मातापित्रोर्यमन्तिकात् । स क्रीतकः सुतस्तस्य सदृशोऽसदृशोऽपि वा ॥ १७४ ॥
sanskrit
If a man buys a (boy), whether equal or unequal (in good qualities), from his father and mother for the sake of having a son, that (child) is called a (son) bought (Kritaka).
क्रीणीयाद् यस्त्वपत्यार्थं मातापित्रोर्यमन्तिकात् । स क्रीतकः सुतस्तस्य सदृशोऽसदृशोऽपि वा ॥ १७४ ॥
sanskrit
If a man buys a (boy), whether equal or unequal (in good qualities), from his father and mother for the sake of having a son, that (child) is called a (son) bought (Kritaka).