Different types of marriages

Type of Marriage	Description
Asura	Marriage by purchase.
Gandharva	Marriage by the consent of two parties, often clandestine; includes swayamvara or self-choice.
Brahma	Marriage of a duly dowered girl to a man of the same varna with Vedic rites and rituals.
Daiva	Father gives the daughter to the sacrificial priest as part of fee or dakshina.
Arsa	A token bride-price of a cow and a bull is given.
Prajapatya	Marriage without dowry and bride-price.
Paisacha	Seduction of a girl while asleep, mentally deranged or drunk; hence hardly considered a marriage.
Rakshasa	Marriage by capture.