Arthashastra

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परिव्राजिका वृत्ति कामा दरिद्रा विधवा प्रगल्भा ब्राह्मण्य् अन्तःपुरे कृत सत्कारा महा मात्र कुलान्य् अभिगच्छेत् ॥

sanskrit

A poor widow of Bráhman caste, very clever, and desirous to earn her livelihood is a woman ascetic (parivrájiká). Honoured in the king's harem, such a woman shall frequent the residences of the king's prime ministers (mahámátrakuláni).

english translation

parivrAjikA vRtti kAmA daridrA vidhavA pragalbhA brAhmaNy antaHpure kRta satkArA mahA mAtra kulAny abhigacchet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/vinayadhikarika/12/4

परिव्राजिका वृत्ति कामा दरिद्रा विधवा प्रगल्भा ब्राह्मण्य् अन्तःपुरे कृत सत्कारा महा मात्र कुलान्य् अभिगच्छेत् ॥

sanskrit

A poor widow of Bráhman caste, very clever, and desirous to earn her livelihood is a woman ascetic (parivrájiká). Honoured in the king's harem, such a woman shall frequent the residences of the king's prime ministers (mahámátrakuláni).

english translation

parivrAjikA vRtti kAmA daridrA vidhavA pragalbhA brAhmaNy antaHpure kRta satkArA mahA mAtra kulAny abhigacchet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript