Arthashastra 3.2.13: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 13

Devanagari script

सर्वेषां प्रीत्यारोपणमप्रतिषिद्धम् । इति विवाहधर्मः ॥ कZ_०३.२.१३ ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.2.13

Transliteration

sarveṣāṃ prītyāropaṇam apratiṣiddham | iti vivāhadharmaḥ

Translation

ในทุกรูปแบบ (การสมรส) การให้/การประดับด้วยความรักใคร่ไม่เป็นข้อห้าม ดังนี้คือธรรม/กฎหมายแห่งการสมรส.

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Word by Word

• सर्वेषाम्: of all (persons)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (genitive plural), पुं./नपुं. (contextual)

• प्रीत्यारोपणम्: the establishment based on mutual affection (i.e., love/consent-based union)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ√रुह् (आरोपण) / √रुह् (with उपसर्ग आ-) + प्रीति
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; ‘प्रीतेः आरोपणम्’ = affection/consent being placed/established

• अप्रतिषिद्धम्: is not prohibited
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle used predicatively)
• Root: प्रति√सिध् (प्रतिषेध) + नञ् (अ-)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; ‘न प्रतिषिद्धम्’ = not prohibited

• इति: thus; so (it is stated)
• Type: Particle/Quotative
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्ययम्; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-सूचक

• विवाहधर्मः: the rule/law regarding marriage
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह + धर्म
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; ‘विवाहस्य धर्मः’

Entities Mentioned

• families
• spouses

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FAQs

What is the administrative intent behind allowing ‘gifts by affection’?

It preserves social custom while drawing the line at coercive or unlawful transfers; courts can distinguish voluntary gifts from extorted payments.