Marriage is an institution through which two people come together to live a life together.
Sanskrit has 22 names to offer to the word marriage. Some of them are really interesting. One of them could also mean an ‘investment’. Which is contextually correct because you invest your whole life to this institution.
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| Sanskrit | English | Transliteration |
| Marriage | विवाहः | Vivāhaḥ |
| Marriage | उद्वाहः | Udvāhaḥ |
| Marriage | उद्वाहनम् | Udvāhanam |
| Marriage | उद्वहनम् | Udvahanam |
| Marriage | परिणयः | Pariṇayaḥ |
| Marriage | परिणयनम् | Pariṇayanam |
| Marriage | पाणिग्रहः | Pāṇigrahaḥ |
| Marriage | पाणिग्रहणम् | Pāṇigrahaṇam |
| Marriage | पाणिग्राहः | Pāṇigrāhaḥ |
| Marriage | पाणिपीडनम् | Pāṇipīḍanam |
| Marriage | हस्तेकरणम् | Hastekaraṇam |
| Marriage | दारपरिग्रहः | Dāraparigrahaḥ |
| Marriage | दारसङ्ग्रहः | Dārasaṅgrahaḥ |
| Marriage | दारक्रिया | Dārakriyā |
| Marriage | दारकर्म्म | Dārakarmma |
| Marriage | दाराधिगमनम् | Dārādhigamanam |
| Marriage | उपयमः | Upayamaḥ |
| Marriage | उपयामः | Upayāmaḥ |
| Marriage | लग्नकार्य्यम् | Lagnakāryyam |
| Marriage | मैथुनम् | Maithunam |
| Marriage | वाधुक्यम् | Vidhukyam |
| Marriage | निवेशः | Niveśaḥ |
