Arthashastra 3.2.3: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 3
Devanagari script
सहधर्मचर्या प्राजापत्यः ॥ कZ_०३.२.०३ ॥
Transliteration
sahadharmacaryā prājāpatyaḥ
Translation
سہ دھرم چریا (یعنی دھرم کی مشترکہ ادائیگی) اختیار کرنا پراजاپتی نکاح ہے۔
Word by Word
सहधर्मचर्याcohabitation/companionship in accordance with dharma (joint performance of marital duties)
सहधर्मचर्या:
TypeNoun
Rootचर् (चरति)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; समासः: सह + धर्म + चर्या (धर्मेण/धर्मस्य सह चर्या = ‘धर्मसहित आचरण/सहवास’).
प्राजापत्यःthe Prājāpatya (type of marriage)
प्राजापत्यः:
TypeAdjective (used as noun)
Rootप्रजापति (नाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; ‘प्राजापत्य’ (प्रजापतेरपत्यं/सम्बन्धी) इति तद्धित-विशेषणम्; अत्र विवाह-प्रकारस्य नाम।
Entities Mentioned
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prājāpatya vivāhaD
dharma [as duty]FAQs
It frames marriage as an enforceable bundle of duties, supporting adjudication of neglect, abandonment, maintenance, and household responsibility.
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