Read the passage carefully and answer the question that as follow: Eight forms of marriage Here are the first, fourth, fifth and sixth forms of marriage from the Manusmriti: First: The gift of a daughter, after dressing her in costly clothes and honouring her with presents of jewels, to a man learned in the Veda whom the father himself invites. Fourth: The gift of a daughter by the father after he has addressed the couple with the text, “May both of you perform your duties together”, and has shown honour to the bridegroom. Fifth: When the bridegroom receives a maiden, after having given as much wealth as he can afford to the kinsmen and to the bride herself, according to his own will. Sixth: The voluntary union of a maiden and her lover ... which springs from desire ... How did the Dharmasutra and Dharmashastra classify the marriage?

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1.	Read the passage carefully and answer the question that as follow: Eight forms of marriage Here are the first, fourth, fifth and sixth forms of marriage from the Manusmriti: First: The gift of a daughter, after dressing her in costly clothes and honouring her with presents of jewels, to a man learned in the Veda whom the father himself invites. Fourth: The gift of a daughter by the father after he has addressed the couple with the text, “May both of you perform your duties together”, and has shown honour to the bridegroom. Fifth: When the bridegroom receives a maiden, after having given as much wealth as he can afford to the kinsmen and to the bride herself, according to his own will. Sixth: The voluntary union of a maiden and her lover ... which springs from desire ... How did the Dharmasutra and Dharmashastra classify the marriage?
Answer» SOLUTION :According to Dharmasutra and Dharmashastra, eight types of marriage were prevalent in the SOCIETY. The first four types of marriage were considered good while the LATER four were condemnable. The later four types of marriage were practised by those who did not have faith in the Brahmanical NORMS.