विवाहःMarriage
Verse 243
षष्ठ्यन्तानि समुच्चार्य वरस्य जनकावधि । द्वितीयान्तं वरं ब्रूयात् गोत्रप्रवरनामभिः ॥ २४३ ॥
ṣaṣṭhyantāni samuccārya varasya janakāvadhi | dvitīyāntaṁ varaṁ brūyāt gōtrapravaranāmabhiḥ || 243 ||
Translation
the gotra, pravara and names of the bridegroom's line in the genitive, down to his father, he should name the bridegroom in the accusative with his gotra, pravara and name;
Word by word
- ṣaṣṭhī
- the genitive
- antāni
- ending in
- samuccārya
- having uttered
- varasya
- of the bridegroom
- janaka
- the father
- avadhi
- down to
- dvitīyā
- the accusative
- antaṁ
- ending in
- varaṁ
- the bridegroom
- brūyāt
- (brūyāt) should name
- gōtra
- gotra
- pravara
- pravara
- nāmabhiḥ
- and names
Meaning
The gotra is the lineage traced to a founding sage; the pravara the illustrious ancestors within it. The bridegroom is named as great-grandson, grandson and son of his forebears.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 241.