Arrange the following forms of marriage as first, fourth, fifth and sixth forms of marriage, which is mentioned in the Manusmriti:
(A) The gift of a daughter by the father after he has addressed the couple with the text, "May both of you perform your duties together", and has shown honour to the bridegroom.
(B) The voluntary union of a maiden and her lover, which springs from desire.
(C) The gift of a daughter, after dressing her in costly clothes and honouring her with presents of jewels, to a man learned in the Veda whom the father himself invites.
(D) When the bridegroom receives a maiden, after having given as much wealth as he can afford to the kinsmen and to the bride herself, according to his own will.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (C), (A), (D), (B)
(C) The gift of a daughter, after dressing her in costly clothes and honouring her with presents of jewels, to a man learned in the Veda whom the father himself invites. — the first form: the father himself invites a man learned in the Veda and gives his daughter, richly dressed and honoured with jewels.
(A) The gift of a daughter by the father after he has addressed the couple with the text, “May both of you perform your duties together”, and has shown honour to the bridegroom. — the fourth form: again a gift by the father, this time after blessing the couple and honouring the bridegroom.
(D) When the bridegroom receives a maiden, after having given as much wealth as he can afford to the kinsmen and to the bride herself, according to his own will. — the fifth form: here the bridegroom gives wealth to the kinsmen and the bride.
(B) The voluntary union of a maiden and her lover, which springs from desire. — the sixth form: the couple’s own choice, with no gift by the father at all.
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