Manusmriti

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प्रोषितो धर्मकार्यार्थं प्रतीक्ष्योऽष्टौ नरः समाः । विद्यार्थं षड् यशोऽर्थं वा कामार्थं त्रींस्तु वत्सरान् ॥ ७६ ॥

sanskrit

If the husband went abroad for some sacred duty, (she) must wait for him eight years, if (he went) to (acquire) learning or fame six (years), if (he went) for pleasure three years.

english translation

proSito dharmakAryArthaM pratIkSyo'STau naraH samAH | vidyArthaM SaD yazo'rthaM vA kAmArthaM trIMstu vatsarAn || 76 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript