विवाहःMarriage
Verse 247
पुनर्वरं समभ्यर्च्य वासोऽलङ्करणादिभिः । वरस्य दक्षिणे पाणौ कन्यापाणिं नियोजयेत् ॥ २४७ ॥
punarvaraṁ samabhyarcya vāsō’laṅkaraṇādibhiḥ | varasya dakṣiṇē pāṇau kanyāpāṇiṁ niyōjayēt || 247 ||
Translation
Honouring the bridegroom again with clothes, ornaments and the rest, he should place the bride's hand in the bridegroom's right hand.
Word by word
- punaḥ
- (punaḥ) again
- varaṁ
- the bridegroom
- samabhyarcya
- having honoured
- vāsaḥ
- (vāsaḥ) with clothes
- alaṅkaraṇa
- ornaments
- ādibhiḥ
- and the rest
- varasya
- of the bridegroom
- dakṣiṇē
- in the right
- pāṇau
- hand
- kanyā
- of the bride
- pāṇiṁ
- the hand
- niyōjayēt
- should place
Meaning
The joining of hands, the visible act of marriage.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Punaḥ" and the rest. Then the giver, honouring the bridegroom again with clothes, ornaments and the rest, should place (niyojayet, sthāpayet) the girl's hand, her right hand, in the right hand of the bridegroom.