Svayaṃvara (Sanskrit: स्वयंवर lit. 'self-choice') is a matrimonial tradition in ancient Hindu society where a bride, usually from Kṣatriya (warrior) caste, selects her husband from a group of assembled suitors either by her own choice or a public contest between her suitors. This practice is featured in the two major Sanskrit Itihasas (epics), the Mahābhārata and the Rāmāyaṇa, though its prevalence and portrayal vary significantly between them.
Svayaṃvara (Sanskrit: स्वयंवर lit. 'self-choice') is a matrimonial tradition in ancient Hindu society where a bride, usually from Kṣatriya (warrior) caste, selects her husband from a group of assembled suitors either by her own choice or a public contest between her suitors. This practice is featured in the two major Sanskrit Itihasas (epics), the Mahābhārata and the Rāmāyaṇa, though its prevalence and portrayal vary significantly between them.
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