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आददीत) न शूद्रो ऽअपि शुल्कं दुहितरं ददन्) । शुल्कं हि गृह्णन्) कुरुते) छन्नं दुहितृविक्रयम् ॥
ādadīta) na śūdro 'api śulkaṃ duhitaraṃ dadan) | śulkaṃ hi gṛhṇan) kurute) channaṃ duhitṛvikrayam ||
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
Even a 6udra ought not to take a nuptial fee, when he gives away his daughter; for he who takes a fee sells his daughter, covering (the transaction by another name).
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.