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LAWS OF MANU.
III, 25.
in the case) of a Kshatriya, and the Asura (marriage in that) of a Vaisya and of a Sadra.
25. But in these (Institutes of the sacred law) three of the five (last) are declared to be lawful and two unlawful; the Paisâka and the Åsura (rites) must never be used.
26. For Kshatriyas those before-mentioned two rites, the Gândharva and the Rakshasa, whether separate or mixed, are permitted by the sacred tradition.
27. The gift of a daughter, after decking her (with costly garments) and honouring (her by presents of jewels), to a man learned in the Veda and of good conduct, whom (the father) himself invites, is called the Brâhma rite.
28. The gift of a daughter who has been decked with ornaments, to a priest who duly officiates at a sacrifice, during the course of its performance, they call the Daiva rite.
29. When the father) gives away his daughter according to the rule, after receiving from the bridegroom, for (the fulfilment of) the sacred law, a cow and a bull or two pairs, that is named the Årsha rite.
30. The gift of a daughter (by her father) after
26. Mixed,'i.e. when a girl is forcibly abducted from her father's house after a previous understanding with her lover.
24. Nár. and Râgh. refer arkayitva, after honouring,' to the bridegroom, and take it in the sense of after honouring (the bridegroom with the honey-mixture).'
29. For the (fulfilment of) the sacred law,' i.e. 'not with the intention of selling his child' (Medh.); see also below, vers. 51-54.
According to the rule,' i. e.'pronouncing the words prescribed for making a gift' (Nar.).
30. 'Has shown honour,' i.e.'to the bridegroom by the honeymixture' (Nár., Nand.).
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