Manusmriti
विधाय वृत्तिं भार्यायाः प्रवसेत् कार्यवान्नरः । अवृत्तिकर्शिता हि स्त्री प्रदुष्येत् स्थितिमत्यपि ॥ ७४ ॥
A man who has business (abroad) may depart after securing a maintenance for his wife; for a wife, even though virtuous, may be corrupted if she be distressed by want of subsistence.
english translation
vidhAya vRttiM bhAryAyAH pravaset kAryavAnnaraH । avRttikarzitA hi strI praduSyet sthitimatyapi ॥ 74 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptविधाय वृत्तिं भार्यायाः प्रवसेत् कार्यवान्नरः । अवृत्तिकर्शिता हि स्त्री प्रदुष्येत् स्थितिमत्यपि ॥ ७४ ॥
A man who has business (abroad) may depart after securing a maintenance for his wife; for a wife, even though virtuous, may be corrupted if she be distressed by want of subsistence.
english translation
vidhAya vRttiM bhAryAyAH pravaset kAryavAnnaraH । avRttikarzitA hi strI praduSyet sthitimatyapi ॥ 74 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript