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Manava Dharmashastra 9.12

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.12

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Sanskrit

9.12

arakṣitā gṛhe ruddhāḥ puruṣair āptakāribhiḥ
ātmānam ātmanā yās tu rakṣeyus tāḥ surakṣitāḥ //

Women, confined in the house under trustworthy and obedient servants, are not (well) guarded; but those who of their own accord keep guard over themselves, are well guarded.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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