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{{Short description|Form of marriage mentioned in Hindu texts}}
{{Short description|Form of marriage mentioned in Hindu texts}}


The '''Paishacha marriage''' ({{Langx|sa|पैशाचविवाह|translit=Paiśāchavivāha}}) is a non-righteous form of marriage described in [[Hindu texts|Hindu literature]]. When a man stealthily rapes a woman who is asleep, intoxicated, or mentally challenged, it is regarded as a marriage, though only to preserve the honour of the woman.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Tripāṭhī |first1=Candrabalī |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lptUQEU1GWcC&dq=paishacha+vivaha&pg=PA109 |title=The Evolution of Ideals of Womenhood in Indian Society |last2=Mani |first2=Chandra Mauli |date=2005 |publisher=Gyan Books |isbn=978-81-7835-425-5 |pages=109 |language=en}}</ref>  
The '''Paishacha marriage''' ({{Langx|sa|पैशाचविवाह|translit=Paiśāchavivāha}}) is a non-righteous form of marriage described in [[Hindu texts|Hindu literature]]. When a man stealthily rapes a woman who is asleep, intoxicated, or mentally challenged, it is regarded as a marriage, though only to preserve the honour of the woman.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Tripāṭhī |first1=Candrabalī |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lptUQEU1GWcC&dq=paishacha+vivaha&pg=PA109 |title=The Evolution of Ideals of Womenhood in Indian Society |last2=Mani |first2=Chandra Mauli |date=2005 |publisher=Gyan Books |isbn=978-81-7835-425-5 |pages=109 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716094727/https://books.google.com/books?id=lptUQEU1GWcC&dq=paishacha+vivaha&pg=PA109 |archive-date=2024-07-16 |url-status=live }}</ref>  


This is condemned in the [[Manusmriti]] as a sinful act.<ref>Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi by Ganganatha Jha | 1920 | 1,381,940 words | {{ISBN|8120811550}} (https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/manusmriti-with-the-commentary-of-medhatithi/d/doc199802.html)</ref> In modern times, this is classified as a form of [[date rape]], and is a crime in most countries.<ref>{{cite book |title=Manusmriti 3.27-34}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Banerjee |first=Sir Gooroodass |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q0gOAAAAQAAJ&dq=daiva+marriage&pg=PA81 |title=The Hindu Law of Marriage and Stridhan |date=1879 |publisher=Thacker, Spink |pages=87 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510175609/https://books.google.com/books?id=q0gOAAAAQAAJ&dq=daiva+marriage&pg=PA81 |archive-date=2023-05-10 |url-status=live }}</ref>
This is condemned in the [[Manusmriti]] as a sinful act.<ref>Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi by Ganganatha Jha | 1920 | 1,381,940 words | {{ISBN|8120811550}} (https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/manusmriti-with-the-commentary-of-medhatithi/d/doc199802.html)</ref> In modern times, this is classified as a form of [[date rape]], and is a crime in most countries.<ref>{{cite book |title=Manusmriti 3.27-34}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Banerjee |first=Sir Gooroodass |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q0gOAAAAQAAJ&dq=daiva+marriage&pg=PA81 |title=The Hindu Law of Marriage and Stridhan |date=1879 |publisher=Thacker, Spink |pages=87 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510175609/https://books.google.com/books?id=q0gOAAAAQAAJ&dq=daiva+marriage&pg=PA81 |archive-date=2023-05-10 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Latest revision as of 10:34, 9 October 2026

The Paishacha marriage (Sanskrit: पैशाचविवाह, romanized: Paiśāchavivāha) is a non-righteous form of marriage described in Hindu literature. When a man stealthily rapes a woman who is asleep, intoxicated, or mentally challenged, it is regarded as a marriage, though only to preserve the honour of the woman.[1]

This is condemned in the Manusmriti as a sinful act.[2] In modern times, this is classified as a form of date rape, and is a crime in most countries.[3][4]

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  1. ↑ Tripāṭhī, Candrabalī; Mani, Chandra Mauli (2005). The Evolution of Ideals of Womenhood in Indian Society. Gyan Books. p. 109. ISBN 978-81-7835-425-5. Archived from the original on 2024-07-16.
  2. ↑ Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi by Ganganatha Jha | 1920 | 1,381,940 words | ISBN 8120811550 (https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/manusmriti-with-the-commentary-of-medhatithi/d/doc199802.html)
  3. ↑ Manusmriti 3.27-34.
  4. ↑ Banerjee, Sir Gooroodass (1879). The Hindu Law of Marriage and Stridhan. Thacker, Spink. p. 87. Archived from the original on 2023-05-10.