Shloka 43
Dāyavibhāga (Inheritance Apportionment) and Household Precedence — Dialogue of Yudhiṣṭhira and Bhīṣma
शिष्टानां क्षत्रियाणां च धर्म एब सनातन: । युधिष्ठिर! इस प्रकार ब्याहने योग्य वरको बुलाकर उसके साथ कन्याका विवाह करना उत्तम ब्राह्मणोंका धर्म-ब्राह्मविवाह है। जो धन आदिके द्वारा वरपक्षको अनुकूल करके कन्यादान किया जाता है
śiṣṭānāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ ca dharma eṣa sanātanaḥ | yudhiṣṭhira! evaṃ vivāhane yogyaṃ varaṃ āhūya tena saha kanyāyā vivāhaḥ kartavya iti—eṣa brāhmaṇānāṃ śreṣṭhānāṃ dharmaḥ, brāhma-vivāhaḥ | yaḥ dhana-ādibhiḥ varapakṣaṃ anukūlya kṛtvā kanyādānaṃ kriyate, sa śiṣṭa-brāhmaṇa-kṣatriyāṇāṃ sanātano dharmaḥ smṛtaḥ (ayam eva prājāpatya-vivāhaḥ) | yadi vaḥ śulkato niṣṭhā na pāṇigrahaṇāt tathā | lājāntaram upāsīta prāptaśulka iti smṛtiḥ ||
ビ―シュマは言った。「ユディシュティラよ、これこそ教養ある者とクシャトリヤに伝わる、古来確立した作法である。ふさわしい婿を招き、乙女をその者に嫁がせる——これが最上の婆羅門たちに称えられる『ブラフマ婚』である。だが、娘の家が財や贈り物などによって婿方の心を和らげ、そのうえで娘を与えるなら、それもまた品位ある婆羅門とクシャトリヤの間に古くから行われる慣行とされ、『プラジャーパティヤ婚』と呼ばれる。さらにスムリティは言う。もし人の決着が、手を取る儀礼（pāṇigrahaṇa）ではなく花嫁代（婚資）に置かれるなら、別の縁を求めよ。その者は『花嫁代を得た者』として記憶される。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse distinguishes approved marriage norms: marrying a maiden to a worthy groom (Brahma marriage) is ideal, while giving a daughter after making the groom’s side favorable through wealth is also treated as an established practice (identified here with Prajapatya). It cautions against treating marriage as a transaction centered on bride-price rather than the sacred rite.
In the Anushasana Parva’s dharma instruction, Bhishma answers Yudhishthira’s questions by classifying marriage practices and their ethical standing, citing Smriti-style authority to warn against mercenary motives in arranging marriages.