Manusmriti

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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).

english translation

krINIyAd yastvapatyArthaM mAtApitroryamantikAt | sa krItakaH sutastasya sadRzo'sadRzo'pi vA || 174 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript