In the evolution of Later Vedic social laws and the consolidation of the varna structure, what is the precise conceptual definition of an 'Anuloma' marriage?

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Vedic lawbooks systematically mapped social boundaries using marriage typologies. An Anuloma marriage involved a high-status male marrying a lower-varna female, which was socially tolerated. Its opposite, a Pratiloma marriage (higher varna female with a lower varna male), was strictly condemned as it disrupted the lineage hierarchy, leading to caste crystallization.

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