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आर्षम् (ArSam)

 
Apte Hindi
Hindi
आर्षम्
नपुं*
- ऋषेरिदम्-अण्
"पावन पाठ, वेद"
पुराणम्
English
आर्षम् / ĀRṢA(M). A form of marriage. brāhma is the form of marriage in which the bride is given to a man of good ancestry and fine character. marriage by giving the bride after receiving a pair of cows from the bridegroom is called ārṣa. prājāpatya is the form of marriage in which the bride is given to the man who asks for her. When the bride is given with dowry, the marriage is known as āsuram. marriage with the mutual love and consent is gāndharva. Capturing the bride after a fight and marrying her by force is rākṣasa. marriage after deceiving the bride is called paiśāca. These are the seven types of marriage. According to the author of the smṛti another form of marriage known as daiva is also mentioned. (agni purāṇa, Chapter 154).