Arthashastra 3.2.7: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 7

Devanagari script

शुल्कादानादासुरः ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 3.2.7

Transliteration

śulkādānādāsuraḥ

Translation

การสมรสแบบอาสุระ (Āsura) คือเมื่อการแต่งงานเกิดขึ้นด้วยการให้ค่าสินสอด/ค่าตัวเจ้าสาว (ศุลกะ).

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Word by Word

• शुल्कादानात्: from/through the collection of duty (toll/fee)
• Type: Noun (ablative phrase; action-noun construction)
• Root: शुल्क (nominal stem) + √दा (दाने)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु-अर्थे). विग्रहः: शुल्कस्य आदानात् = शुल्क-आदानात् (abl. sg.)

• आसुरः: (it is) asuric / unrighteous / improper
• Type: Noun/Adjective (used predicatively)
• Root: आसुर (nominal stem)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा-विभक्ति. (विधेय-विशेषण/नाम)

Entities Mentioned

• āsura vivāha
• śulka (bride-price)

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FAQs

Why would a state care about śulka (bride-price) in marriage classification?

Because payments create enforceable property claims and incentives for coercion or trafficking; classification supports targeted legal scrutiny and dispute resolution.