 | Book 13 Chapter 45
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | kanyāyāḥ prāptaśulkāyāḥ patiś cen nāsti kaś cana
tatra kā pratipattiḥ syāt tan me brūhi pitāmaha
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | yāputrakasyāpy arikthasya pratipat sā tadā bhavet
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| 3 | atha cet sāharec chulkaṃ krītā śulkapradasya sā
tasyārthe 'patyam īheta yena nyāyena śaknuyāt
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| 4 | na tasyā mantravat kāryaṃ kaś cit kurvīta kiṃ cana
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| 5 | svayaṃ vṛteti sāvitrī pitrā vai pratyapadyata
tat tasyānye praśaṃsanti dharmajñā netare janāḥ
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| 6 | etat tu nāpare cakrur na pare jātu sādhavaḥ
sādhūnāṃ punar ācāro garīyo dharmalakṣaṇam
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| 7 | asminn eva prakaraṇe sukratur vākyam abravīt
naptā videharājasya janakasya mahātmanaḥ
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| 8 | asadācarite mārge kathaṃ syād anukīrtanam
anupraśnaḥ saṃśayo vā satām etad upālabhet
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| 9 | asad eva hi dharmasya pramādo dharma āsuraḥ
nānuśuśruma jātv etām imāṃ pūrveṣu janmasu
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| 10 | bhāryāpatyor hi saṃbandhaḥ strīpuṃsos tulya eva saḥ
ratiḥ sādhāraṇo dharma iti cāha sa pārthivaḥ
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| 11 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 11 | atha kena pramāṇena puṃsām ādīyate dhanam
putravad dhi pitus tasya kanyā bhavitum arhati
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| 12 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 12 | yathaivātmā tathā putraḥ putreṇa duhitā samā
tasyām ātmani tiṣṭhantyāṃ katham anyo dhanaṃ haret
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| 13 | mātuś ca yautakaṃ yat syāt kumārībhāga eva saḥ
dauhitra eva vā riktham aputrasya pitur haret
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| 14 | dadāti hi sa piṇḍaṃ vai pitur mātāmahasya ca
putradauhitrayor neha viśeṣo dharmataḥ smṛtaḥ
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| 15 | anyatra jātayā sā hi prajayā putra īhate
duhitānyatra jātena putreṇāpi viśiṣyate
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| 16 | dauhitrakeṇa dharmeṇa nātra paśyāmi kāraṇam
vikrītāsu ca ye putrā bhavanti pitur eva te
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| 17 | asūyavas tv adharmiṣṭhāḥ parasvādāyinaḥ śaṭhāḥ
āsurād adhisaṃbhūtā dharmād viṣamavṛttayaḥ
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| 18 | atra gāthā yamodgītāḥ kīrtayanti purāvidaḥ
dharmajñā dharmaśāstreṣu nibaddhā dharmasetuṣu
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| 19 | yo manuṣyaḥ svakaṃ putraṃ vikrīya dhanam icchati
kanyāṃ vā jīvitārthāya yaḥ śulkena prayacchati
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| 20 | saptāvare mahāghore niraye kālasāhvaye
svedaṃ mūtraṃ purīṣaṃ ca tasmin preta upāśnute
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| 21 | ārṣe gomithunaṃ śulkaṃ ke cid āhur mṛṣaiva tat
alpaṃ vā bahu vā rājan vikrayas tāvad eva saḥ
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| 22 | yady apy ācaritaḥ kaiś cin naiṣa dharmaḥ kathaṃ cana
anyeṣām api dṛśyante lobhataḥ saṃpravṛttayaḥ
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| 23 | vaśyāṃ kumārīṃ vihitāṃ ye ca tām upabhuñjate
ete pāpasya kartāras tamasy andhe 'tha śerate
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| 24 | anyo 'py atha na vikreyo manuṣyaḥ kiṃ punaḥ prajāḥ
adharmamūlair hi dhanair na tair artho 'sti kaś cana
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