Brihat Samhita

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स्त्रीणां गुणा यौवनरूपवेष दाक्षिण्यविज्ञानविलासपूर्वाः । स्त्री रत्नसंज्ञा च गुणान्वितासु स्त्रीव्याधयो अन्याश्चतुरस्य पुंसः ॥ ७८-१३ ॥

The virtues of a woman are young age. beauty, decoration with ornaments, being agreeable to her lord, being learned in matters which will make married life happy and being of a playful nature. A lady possessing these virtues is known as a female gem. A woman not possessing these virtues is loathed by a man of taste as a disease.

english translation

strINAM guNA yauvanarUpaveSa dAkSiNyavijJAnavilAsapUrvAH । strI ratnasaMjJA ca guNAnvitAsu strIvyAdhayo anyAzcaturasya puMsaH ॥ 78-13 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript