विवाहःMarriage
Verse 245
वृतोऽस्मीति वरो ब्रूयात् ततो दाता वदेद्वरम् । यथाविहितमित्युक्त्वा विवाहकर्म कुर्विति । वरो ब्रूयात् यथाज्ञानं करवाणि तदुत्तरम् ॥ २४५ ॥
vṛtō’smīti varō brūyāt tatō dātā vadēdvaram | yathāvihitamityuktvā vivāhakarma kurviti | varō brūyāt yathājñānaṁ karavāṇi taduttaram || 245 ||
Translation
The bridegroom should say "I am chosen". Then the giver says "as it is laid down" and tells him "perform the rite of marriage"; the bridegroom answers, "I shall do it as I know."
Word by word
- vṛtaḥ
- (vṛtaḥ) chosen
- asmi
- I am
- iti
- thus
- varaḥ
- (varaḥ) the bridegroom
- brūyāt
- should say
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- dātā
- the giver
- vadēt
- (vadet) should say
- varam
- (varam) to the bridegroom
- yathāvihitam
- (yathāvihitam) as laid down
- uktvā
- having said
- vivāha
- of marriage
- karma
- the rite
- kuru
- perform
- yathājñānaṁ
- as I know
- karavāṇi
- I shall do
- tat
- (tat) that
- uttaram
- (uttaram) answer
Meaning
The exchange that commits both sides.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Vṛta" and the rest. Then the bridegroom should say, "vṛto 'smi", "I am chosen". Then the giver, saying "yathāvihitam", should say to the bridegroom, "vivāhakarma kuru": that is, he should tell the son-in-law, "Perform the rite of marriage as it is laid down." Then the bridegroom should answer, "yathājñānaṁ vivāhakarma karavāṇi", "I shall perform the rite of marriage as I know it."