Arthashastra 3.2.8: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 8
Devanagari script
प्रसह्यादानाद् राक्षसः ॥
Transliteration
prasahyādānād rākṣasaḥ
Translation
राक्षस शादी में लड़की को ज़बरदस्ती उठा कर ले जाते हैं। दूल्हा लड़की को फोर्स से अपने पास ले आता है। उसकी कोई मर्ज़ी नहीं पूछी जाती।
Word by Word
प्रसह्यby force; forcibly (having overpowered)
प्रसह्य:
TypeIndeclinable (Gerund)
Rootसह् (प्र + सह्)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-भाव), उपसर्गः प्र-; अर्थः ‘बलात् कृत्वा/प्रयोग्य’
आदानात्from/through taking away; from forcible seizure
आदानात्:
TypeNoun
Rootदा (आ + दा)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, पञ्चमी (अपादान/हेतु-अर्थे); ‘आदान’ (ग्रहण/अपहरण) शब्दः
राक्षसः(the marriage type called) Rākṣasa
राक्षसः:
TypeNoun
Rootराक्षस
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; (विवाह-प्रकार-नाम)
Entities Mentioned
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rākṣasa vivāhaV
victim (kanyā) [implied]FAQs
It lets the legal system classify and process such cases distinctly—linking family-status consequences with penalties for coercion and breach of public order.
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