विवाह Marriage; (Hindu lawgivers enumerate eight forms of marriage; ब्राह्म दैवस्तथै वार्षः प्राजापत्यस्तथा- सुरः । गांधर्वे राक्षसश्चैव पैशाचश्च ष्टमोऽधमः Ms. 3. 21; see Y. 1. 58-61 also; for explanation of these forms see s. v.).
−Comp.
−चतुष्टयं marrying four wives.
−दीक्षा the marriage ceremony or rite; R. 3. 33.