Dharmasūtra · Chapter 4

gṛhasthaḥ sadṛśīṃ bhāryāṃ vindetānanyapūrvāṃyavīyasīm |

asamānapravarair vivāhaḥ |

ūrdhvaṃ saptamāt pitṛbandhubhyo |

bījinaś ca |

mātṛbandhubhyaḥ pañcamāt |

brāhmo vidyācāritrabandhuśīlasaṃpannāya dadyādācchādyālaṃkṛtām |

saṃyogamantraḥ prājāpatye saha dharmaś caryatām iti |

ārṣe gomithunaṃ kanyāvate dadyāt |

antarvedyṛtvije dānaṃ daivo 'laṃkṛtya |

icchantyāḥ svayaṃ saṃyogo gāndharvaḥ |

vittenānatiḥ strīmatām āsuraḥ |

prasahyādānād rākṣasaḥ |

asaṃvijñātopasaṃgamāt paiśācaḥ |

catvāro dharmyāḥ prathamāḥ |

ṣaḍ ity eke |

anulomānantaraikāntaradvyantarāsu jñātāḥsavarṇāmbaṣṭhograniṣādadauṣmantapāraśavāḥ |

pratilomās tu sūtamāgadhāyogavakṛtavaidehakacaṇḍālāḥ |

brāhmaṇy ajījanat putrān varṇebhya ānupūrvyādbrāhmaṇasūtamāgadhacaṇḍālān |

tebhya eva kṣatriyāmūrdhāvasikthakṣatriyadhīvarapulkasāṃs |

tebhya eva vaiśyābhṛjjakaṇṭhamāhiṣyavaiśyavaidehān |

pāraśavayavanakaraṇaśūdrāñ śūdrety eke |

varṇāntaragamanam utkarṣāpakarṣābhyāṃsaptame

pañcame vācāryāḥ |

sṛṣṭyantarajātānāṃ ca |

pratilomās tu dharmahīnāḥ |

śūdrāyāṃ ca |

asamānāyāṃ tu śūdrāt patitavṛttiḥ |

antyaḥ pāpiṣṭhaḥ |

punanti sādhavaḥ putrāḥ |

tripuruṣam ārṣāt |

daśa daivād |

daśaiva prājāpatyāt |

daśa pūrvān daśa parān ātmānaṃ cabrāhmīputro brāhmīputraḥ |