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Manava Dharmashastra 5.161

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 5.161

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Sanskrit

5.161

apatyalobhād yā tu strī bhartāram ativartate
seha nindām avāpnoti paralokāc ca hīyate //

But a woman who from a desire to have offspring violates her duty towards her (deceased) husband, brings on herself disgrace in this world, and loses her place with her husband (in heaven).

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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