The Recognition of Śakuntalā 4.18

4.18

śuśrūṣasva gurūn kuru priyasakhīvṛttiṃ sapatnījane
bhartṛviprakṛtā api roṣaṇatayā mā sma pratīpaṃ gamaḥ /
bhūyiṣṭhaṃ bhava dakṣiṇā parijane bhāgyeṣv anutsekinī
yānty evaṃ gṛhiṇīpadaṃ yuvatayo vāmāḥ kulasyādhayaḥ //
kathaṃ vā gautamī manyate /
gau etāvān vadhhūjanasyopadeśaḥ / jāte etat khalu sarvam avadhāraya /
kāśyapa vatse pariṣvajasva māṃ sakhījanaṃ ca /
śaku tāta ita eva kiṃ priyaṃvadānasūye sakhyau nivartiṣyete /

Obey your elders; and be very kind
To rivals; never be perversely blind
And angry with your husband, even though he
Should prove less faithful than a man might be;
Be as courteous to servants as you may,
Not puffed with pride in this your happy day:
Thus does a maiden grow into a wife;
But self-willed women are the curse of life.

[paragraph continues] But what does Gautami say?

Gautami. This is advice sufficient for a bride. (To SHAKUNTALA.) You will not forget, my child.

Kanva. Come, my daughter, embrace me and your friends.

Shakuntala. Oh, Father! Must my friends turn back too?