Manusmriti
अरक्षिता गृहे रुद्धाः पुरुषैराप्तकारिभिः । आत्मानमात्मना यास्तु रक्षेयुस्ताः सुरक्षिताः ॥ १२ ॥
Women, confined in the house under trustworthy and obedient servants, are not (well) guarded; but those who of their own accord keep guard over themselves, are well guarded.
english translation
arakSitA gRhe ruddhAH puruSairAptakAribhiH । AtmAnamAtmanA yAstu rakSeyustAH surakSitAH ॥ 12 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअरक्षिता गृहे रुद्धाः पुरुषैराप्तकारिभिः । आत्मानमात्मना यास्तु रक्षेयुस्ताः सुरक्षिताः ॥ १२ ॥
Women, confined in the house under trustworthy and obedient servants, are not (well) guarded; but those who of their own accord keep guard over themselves, are well guarded.
english translation
arakSitA gRhe ruddhAH puruSairAptakAribhiH । AtmAnamAtmanA yAstu rakSeyustAH surakSitAH ॥ 12 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript