Arthashastra

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पुत्र दारम् अप्रतिविधाय प्रव्रजतः पूर्वः साहस दण्डः, स्त्रियं च प्रव्राजयतः ॥

When, without making provision for the maintenance of his wife and sons, any person embraces ascetism, he shall be punished with the first amercement; likewise any person who converts a woman to ascetism (pravrájayatah).

english translation

putra dAram apratividhAya pravrajataH pUrvaH sAhasa daNDaH, striyaM ca pravrAjayataH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript