दारान्तरपरिग्रहे प्रथमाया अनुमतिःA second wife only with the first wife's consent
Verse 266
ब्राह्मोद्वाहेन या ग्राह्या सैव पत्नी गृहेश्वरी । तदनुज्ञां विना ब्राह्मविवाहं नाचरेत् पुनः ॥ २६६ ॥
brāhmōdvāhēna yā grāhyā saiva patnī gṛhēśvarī | tadanujñāṁ vinā brāhmavivāhaṁ nācarēt punaḥ || 266 ||
Translation
The one taken by the brāhma marriage is the wife, the mistress of the house. Without her consent he may not make another brāhma marriage.
Word by word
- brāhma
- brāhma
- udvāhēna
- by the marriage
- yā
- who
- grāhyā
- is taken
- sā
- she
- ēva
- alone
- patnī
- the wife
- gṛha
- of the house
- īśvarī
- mistress
- tat
- (tat) her
- anujñāṁ
- consent
- vinā
- without
- vivāhaṁ
- marriage
- na
- not
- ācarēt
- (ācaret) should make
- punaḥ
- again
Meaning
The first wife is gṛheśvarī, the mistress of the household. A second brāhma marriage needs her consent.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 264.