Shloka 10
प्रशस्तां श्वतुर: पूर्वान् ब्राह्मणस्योपधारय । षडानुपूर्व्या क्षत्रस्य विद्धि धर्म्याननिन्दिते,पूर्वकथित जो चार विवाह--ब्राह्म, दैव, आर्ष तथा प्राजापात्य हैं, उन्हें ब्राह्मणके लिये उत्तम समझो। अनिन्दिते! ब्राह्मसे लेकर गान्धर्वतक क्रमशः छः: विवाह क्षत्रियके लिये धर्मानुकूल जानो
praśastāṁ śveturaḥ pūrvān brāhmaṇasyopadhāraya | ṣaḍānupūrvyā kṣatrasya viddhi dharmyān anindite ||
Duṣyanta said: “For a brāhmaṇa, hold the earlier, praised forms to be the best. And, O blameless one, know that for a kṣatriya there are six forms, in proper sequence, that accord with dharma.”
दुष्यन्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse distinguishes dharmically approved marriage forms by varṇa: the earlier praised forms are best for brāhmaṇas, while kṣatriyas are said to have six sequentially acceptable forms, emphasizing that social duties and permissions are framed through dharma.
Duṣyanta addresses a blameless woman and clarifies which marriage forms are considered proper for brāhmaṇas and for kṣatriyas, referring back to forms already enumerated earlier in the dialogue.