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.
या भर्तारं परित्यज्य रहश्चरति दुर्मतिः 4.1.4.
A wicked woman who abandons her husband and secretly wanders about—
ताडिता ताडितुं चेच्छेत्सा व्याघ्री वृषदंशिका
If beaten, she wishes to strike back, like a tigress or a viper.
या भर्तारं परित्यज्य मिष्टमऽश्नाति केवलम्
A woman who, abandoning her husband, eats delicious food alone—
या त्वं(हुं) कृत्याऽप्रियं ब्रूते मूका सा जायते खलु
And who speaks unpleasant words with a spell—she indeed becomes mute.
दृष्टिं विलुप्य भर्तुर्या कंचिदन्यं समीक्षते
She who, averting her gaze from her husband, looks at another man—
बाह्यादायांतमालोक्य त्वरिता च जलाशनैः
Having seen someone approaching from outside, she quickly eats and drinks water.
तथैव चाटुवचनैः खेदसंनोदनैः परैः
Likewise, with flattering words and complaints made to others—
मितं ददाति हि पिता मितं भ्राता मितं सुतः
A father gives in measure, a brother in measure, a son in measure.
भर्ता देवो गुरुर्भर्ता धर्म तीर्थ व्रतानि च
The husband is god, the husband is teacher, and he is righteousness, pilgrimage, and vows.
जीवहीनो यथा देहः क्षणादशुचितां व्रजेत्
Just as a body without life instantly becomes impure—