अव्यङ्गे ब्रह्मचारिण्यौ वर्णप्रकृतितः समे । नीरुजे मध्यवयसौ जीवद्वत्से न लोलुपे ॥ १६ ॥
These wet-nurses should not be crippled or deformed, must observe celibacy (abstain from sexual intercourse), belong to the same caste (varna) and constitution (prakriti) as the mother, be free from diseases, of middle age, have living children, and not be greedy.
अव्यङ्गे ब्रह्मचारिण्यौ वर्णप्रकृतितः समे । नीरुजे मध्यवयसौ जीवद्वत्से न लोलुपे ॥ १६ ॥
These wet-nurses should not be crippled or deformed, must observe celibacy (abstain from sexual intercourse), belong to the same caste (varna) and constitution (prakriti) as the mother, be free from diseases, of middle age, have living children, and not be greedy.