List the eight forms of marriage as per the Hindu law in ancient India as mentioned in Dharmashastras. Why Pisacha vivaha is most barbaric among all?
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The normative texts, dharma texts and some Gṛhyasūtras classify marriage into eight different forms which are Brahma, Daiva, Arsha, Prajapatya, Asura, Gandharva, Rakshasa, Paishacha. This order of forms of marriage is hierarchical.
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