The wise have declared, O king, to be the practice of the Asuras, viz., marrying a girl after buying her at a high cost and after gratifying the cupidity of her kinsmen.
धनेन बहुधा क्रीत्वा सम्प्रलोभ्य च बान्धवान्। असुराणां नृपैतं वै धर्ममाहुर्मनीषिणः॥