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If a man marries another woman during the lifetime of his first wife, i.e. having more than one wife, is known as polygamy. Polygamy seems to have prevailed in the society during the period of the 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补蝉尘峁泃颈. Traces of polygamy are found in the 痴测补惫补丑腻谤腻诲丑测腻测补. 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 prescribes the right of a former wife at the instance of second marriage of her husband. The wife over the marriage of whom, another marriage is contracted is known as 腻诲丑颈惫颈苍苍补蝉迟谤墨 meaning a superseded wife.^[1]

An amount equal to the property spent on the new marriage is to be given to the former wife as compensation on account of supersession, i.e. marriage with co-wife. If 蝉迟谤墨诲丑补苍补 has been already assigned to her by the husband or father-in-law than half of the second marriage expenses will be paid to her as 腻诲丑颈惫别诲补苍颈办补.^[2] It suggests the prevalence of polygamy in the contemporary society of the 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补蝉尘峁泃颈. Another passage of the 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补蝉尘峁泃颈 (2.125) also bears the traces of having recognition for plurality of wives of different castes with limitation or restriction and it is discussed above in the context of intercaste marriage.