Before revision: Brahma marriage defined in Manu Smriti (Verse 3.27)Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi by Ganganatha Jha | 1920 | 1,381,940 words | URL ācchādya cārcayitvā ca śrutaśīlavate svayam | āhūya dānaṃ kanyāyā brāhmo dharmaḥ prakīrtitaḥ || Sanskrit: आच्छाद्य चार्चयित्वा च श्रुतशीलवते स्वयम् । आहूय दानं कन्याया ब्राह्मो धर्मः प्रकीर्तितः ॥ This means that when bride's father himself invites a man as groom, who is endowed with learning and character and decides to give his daughter to him, this is called Brahma marriage.
After revision: Brahma marriage defined in Manu Smriti (Verse 3.27)Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi by Ganganatha Jha | 1920 | 1,381,940 words | URL ācchādya cārcayitvā ca śrutaśīlavate svayam | āhūya dānaṃ kanyāyā brāhmo dharmaḥ prakīrtitaḥ || Sanskrit: आच्छाद्य चार्चयित्वा च श्रुतशीलवते स्वयम् । आहूय दानं कन्याया ब्राह्मो धर्मः प्रकीर्तितः ॥ refers to the marriage when bride's father himself invites a man as groom, who is endowed with learning and character and decides to give his daughter to him, this is called Brahma marriage.