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न चानुपायेनार्थान् साधयेदायतिसंरक्षणार्थम् ॥ ६ ॥

sanskrit

In order to maintain her prestige, she should never satisfy anyone without being paid for it.

english translation

hindi translation

na cAnupAyenArthAn sAdhayedAyatisaMrakSaNArtham || 6 ||

hk transliteration

नित्यमलङ्कारयोगिनी राजमार्गावलोकिनी दृश्यमाना न चातिविवृता तिष्ठेत् । पण्यसधर्मत्वात् ।। ७ ।।

sanskrit

She must always be elegantly attired so as to attract the attention of those who look at her while passing along the royal road. But she should not show herself off shamelessly, since it would diminish her market value by half.

english translation

hindi translation

nityamalaGkArayoginI rAjamArgAvalokinI dRzyamAnA na cAtivivRtA tiSThet | paNyasadharmatvAt || 7 ||

hk transliteration

यैर्नायकमावर्जयेदन्याभ्यश्चावच्छिन्द्यादात्मनश्चानर्थं प्रतिकुर्यादर्थं च साधयेत्र च गम्यैः परिभूयेत तान् सहायान् कुर्यात् ॥ ८ ॥

sanskrit

She must engage a pimp [sahaya], who knows how to recruit customers, draw them away from the other girls, is not coarse, and knows how to ward off trouble.

english translation

hindi translation

yairnAyakamAvarjayedanyAbhyazcAvacchindyAdAtmanazcAnarthaM pratikuryAdarthaM ca sAdhayetra ca gamyaiH paribhUyeta tAn sahAyAn kuryAt || 8 ||

hk transliteration

ते त्वारक्षकपुरुषा धर्माधिकरणस्था दैवज्ञा विक्रान्ताः शूराः समानविद्याः कलाग्राहिणः पीठमर्दविटविदूषकमालाकारगान्धिकशौण्डिकरजकनापितभिक्षु- कास्ते च ते च कार्ययोगात् ॥ ९ ॥

sanskrit

This kind of occupation is suitable for an official, a man of law [lawyer, etc.], an astrologer. He should be enterprising, courageous, with an average education, and know the arts. Others may include administrators [pithamarda], gigolos [vita], entertainers [vidushaka], florists, liquor merchants, laundrymen, barbers, mendicant monks, unemployed men, or other such people.

english translation

hindi translation

te tvArakSakapuruSA dharmAdhikaraNasthA daivajJA vikrAntAH zUrAH samAnavidyAH kalAgrAhiNaH pIThamardaviTavidUSakamAlAkAragAndhikazauNDikarajakanApitabhikSu- kAste ca te ca kAryayogAt || 9 ||

hk transliteration

केवलार्यास्त्वमी गम्याः - स्वतन्त्रः पूर्वे वयसि वर्तमानो वित्तवानपरोक्षवृत्तिरधिकरणवानकृच्छ्राधिगतवित्तः । सङ्घर्षवान् सन्ततायः सुभगमानी श्लाघनकः षण्डकश्च पुंशब्दार्थी समानस्पर्धी स्वभावतस्त्यागी राजनि महामात्रे वा सिद्धो दैवप्रमाणो वित्तावमानी गुरूणां शासनातिगः सजातानां लक्ष्यभूतः सवित्त एकपुत्रो लिङ्गी प्रच्छन्नकामः शूरो वैद्यश्चेति ॥ १० ॥

sanskrit

She should only sleep with a man if he is rich, independent, having inherited from his ancestors and with available goods, with access to hidden treasures, or having enriched himself by his own efforts, a financier, a vain man who loves flattery, someone attempting to appear virile because he is impotent, a natural spendthrift, someone on good terms with the king and the ministers, a believer in the stars, not mean, free from parental control, belonging to one of the foremost families, ambitious, a rich only son, a religious playing an underhand game, a man renowned for his great deeds, a physician.

english translation

hindi translation

kevalAryAstvamI gamyAH - svatantraH pUrve vayasi vartamAno vittavAnaparokSavRttiradhikaraNavAnakRcchrAdhigatavittaH | saGgharSavAn santatAyaH subhagamAnI zlAghanakaH SaNDakazca puMzabdArthI samAnaspardhI svabhAvatastyAgI rAjani mahAmAtre vA siddho daivapramANo vittAvamAnI gurUNAM zAsanAtigaH sajAtAnAM lakSyabhUtaH savitta ekaputro liGgI pracchannakAmaH zUro vaidyazceti || 10 ||

hk transliteration