Manava Dharmashastra 9.5
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.5
- Language
- Sanskrit
9.5
sūkṣmebhyo 'pi prasaṅgebhyaḥ rakṣyā viśeṣataḥ
dvayor hi kulayoḥ śokam āvaheyur arakṣitāḥ //
Women must particularly be guarded against evil inclinations, however trifling (they may appear); for, if they are not guarded, they will bring sorrow on two families.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English