Manusmriti

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ध्यायत्यनिष्टं यत् किं चित् पाणिग्राहस्य चेतसा । तस्यैष व्यभिचारस्य निह्नवः सम्यगुच्यते ॥ २१ ॥

sanskrit

If a woman thinks in her heart of anything that would pain her husband, the (above-mentioned text) is declared (to be a means for) completely removing such infidelity.

english translation

dhyAyatyaniSTaM yat kiM cit pANigrAhasya cetasA | tasyaiSa vyabhicArasya nihnavaH samyagucyate || 21 ||

hk transliteration

यादृग्गुणेन भर्त्रा स्त्री संयुज्येत यथाविधि । तादृग्गुणा सा भवति समुद्रेणैव निम्नगा ॥ २२ ॥

sanskrit

Whatever be the qualities of the man with whom a woman is united according to the law, such qualities even she assumes, like a river (united) with the ocean.

english translation

yAdRgguNena bhartrA strI saMyujyeta yathAvidhi | tAdRgguNA sA bhavati samudreNaiva nimnagA || 22 ||

hk transliteration

अक्षमाला वसिष्ठेन संयुक्ताऽधमयोनिजा । शारङ्गी मन्दपालेन जगामाभ्यर्हणीयताम् ॥ २३ ॥

sanskrit

Akshamala, a woman of the lowest birth, being united to Vasishtha and Sarangi, (being united) to Mandapala, became worthy of honour.

english translation

akSamAlA vasiSThena saMyuktA'dhamayonijA | zAraGgI mandapAlena jagAmAbhyarhaNIyatAm || 23 ||

hk transliteration

एताश्चान्याश्च लोकेऽस्मिन्नपकृष्टप्रसूतयः । उत्कर्षं योषितः प्राप्ताः स्वैः स्वैर्भर्तृगुणैः शुभैः ॥ २४ ॥

sanskrit

These and other females of low birth have attained eminence in this world by the respective good qualities of their husbands.

english translation

etAzcAnyAzca loke'sminnapakRSTaprasUtayaH | utkarSaM yoSitaH prAptAH svaiH svairbhartRguNaiH zubhaiH || 24 ||

hk transliteration

एषोदिता लोकयात्रा नित्यं स्त्रीपुंसयोः शुभा । प्रेत्यैह च सुखोदर्कान् प्रजाधर्मान्निबोधत ॥ २५ ॥

sanskrit

Thus has been declared the ever pure popular usage (which regulates the relations) between husband and wife; hear (next) the laws concerning children which are the cause of happiness in this world and after death.

english translation

eSoditA lokayAtrA nityaM strIpuMsayoH zubhA | pretyaiha ca sukhodarkAn prajAdharmAnnibodhata || 25 ||

hk transliteration