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Manava Dharmashastra 9.74

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.74

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Sanskrit

9.74

vidhāya vṛttiṃ bhāryāyāḥ pravaset kāryavān naraḥ
avṛttikarśitā hi strī praduṣyet sthitimaty api //

A man who has business (abroad) may depart after securing a maintenance for his wife; for a wife, even though virtuous, may be corrupted if she be distressed by want of subsistence.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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