Pratiloma
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Pratiloma
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Pratiloma is a Sanskrit term used in the Manusmriti, that is the Laws of Manu, to describe a hypogamous union between a high born woman and a man of a lower standing relative to the respective woman. Manu explains that the evolution of different castes among mankind occurred due to the union of two persons who did not belong to the same rung in the caste or class ladder relative to each other. According to Manu, marriage within the same caste, that is, between two persons who belong to the same
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