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आददीत न शूद्रोऽपि शुल्कं दुहितरं ददन् । शुल्कं हि गृह्णन् कुरुते छन्नं दुहितृविक्रयम् ॥ ९८ ॥

Even a Sudra ought not to take a nuptial fee, when he gives away his daughter; for he who takes a fee sell his daughter, covering (the transaction by another name).

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