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Brahma |
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Duly dowered girl to a man of the same class |
2. |
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Daiva |
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Father gives daughter to a sacrificial priest as a part of his fee |
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Arsa |
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A token bride price of a cow & a bull is given in place of the dowry |
4. |
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Prajapatya |
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Father gives girl without dowry & without demanding the bride price |
5. |
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Gandharva |
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Love Marriage |
6. |
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Asura |
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In which bride was bought from her father |
7. |
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Rakshasa |
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Marriage by capture, practiced especially by warriors. |
8. |
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Paishacha |
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Marriage by seduction |
Daiva marriage was considered ideal while paisacha the worst. |