अनलंकृतमात्मानं तव नो दर्शयेत्क्वचित् 4.1.4.
She would never show herself unadorned before you.
न च ते नाम गृह्णीयात्तवायुष्यविवृद्धये
Nor would she utter your name, for the sake of increasing your lifespan.
आक्रुष्टापि न चाक्रोशेत्ताडितापि प्रसीदति
Even when insulted, she does not shout; even when struck, she remains gracious.
आहूता गृहकार्याणि त्यक्त्वा गच्छति सत्वरम्
When called, she promptly leaves household tasks and comes.
न चिरं तिष्ठति द्वारि न द्वारमुपसेवते
She does not linger at the door, nor does she frequent the doorway.
पूजोपकरणं सर्वमनुक्ता साधयेत्स्वयम्
She herself completes all the items needed for worship, without being told.
प्रतीक्षमाणावसरं यथाकालोचितं हि यत्
She waits for the proper moment, and acts according to the appropriate time and circumstance.
सेवते भर्त्तुरुच्छिष्टमिष्टमन्नं फलादिकम्
She serves her husband's leftovers, desired food, fruits, and the like.
अविभज्य न चाश्नीयाद्देवपित्रतिथिष्वपि
She does not eat without sharing, even among gods, ancestors, or guests.
संयतोपस्करादक्षा हृष्टा व्यय पराङ्मुखी
Restrained with utensils, skilled, joyful, and indifferent to expenditure.
दूरतो वर्जयेदेषा समाजोत्सवदर्शनम् 4.1.4.
She should avoid, from a distance, attending gatherings and festivals.
सुखसुप्तं सुखासीनं रममाणं यदृच्छया
One who is happily sleeping, comfortably seated, or enjoying herself as she wishes—
स्त्रीधर्मिणी त्रिरात्रं तु स्वमुखं नैव दर्श येत्
A woman, observing her wifely duties, should not show her face for three nights.
सुस्नाता भर्तृवदनमीहतेन्यस्य न क्वचित्
Even when well-bathed, she should never approach her husband's face with desire for another.
हरिद्रां कुंकुमं चैव सिंदूर कज्जलं तथा
Turmeric, saffron, vermilion, and also collyrium—
केशसंस्कारकबरी करकर्णादिभूषणम्
Hair adornments, hair arrangements, and ornaments for the hands, ears, and so on—
न रजक्या न हैतुक्या तथा श्रमणया न च
Not by a washerwoman, nor without reason, nor by an ascetic should these be done.
भर्तृविद्वेषिणीं नारीं नैषा संभाषते क्वचित्
She should never converse with a woman who is hostile to her husband.
नोलूखले न मुसले न वर्द्धन्यां दृषद्यपि
Not with a mortar, not with a pestle, nor with a grinding stone should she be seen.
विना व्यवायसमयं प्रागल्भ्यं न क्वचिच्चरेत्
Except at the time of union, she should never display boldness.
इदमेव व्रतं स्त्रीणामयमेवपरो वृषः 4.1.4.
This alone is the vow for women; this alone is the supreme righteousness.
क्लीबं वा दुरवस्थंवा व्याधितं वृद्धमेव वा
Whether he is impotent, in poor condition, diseased, or even old—
हृष्टाहृष्टेविषण्णास्या विषण्णास्ये प्रिये सदा
Whether her husband is happy or unhappy, with a cheerful or sad face, she should always be devoted.
सर्पिर्लवणतैलादि क्षयेपि च पतिव्रता
Even if there is a lack of ghee, salt, oil, and the like, she remains faithful to her husband.
तीर्थस्नानार्थिनी नारी पतिपादोदकं पिबेत्
A woman desiring to bathe at a sacred place should drink the water from her husband's feet.
व्रतोपवासनियमं पतिमुल्लंघ्य या चरेत्
A woman who undertakes vows, fasts, or disciplines, disregarding her husband—
उक्ता प्रत्युत्तरं दद्याद्या नारी क्रोधतत्परा
A woman who, when spoken to, gives a reply out of anger—
स्त्रीणां हि परमश्चैको नियमः समुदाहृतः
Indeed, for women, one supreme rule has been declared.
उच्चासनं न सेवेत न व्रजेत्परवेश्मसु
One should not use a high seat, nor go into the houses of others.
अपवादो न वक्तव्यः कलहं दूरतस्त्यजेत्
One should not speak slander, and should avoid quarrels from afar.