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# Apastambasmriti 7.3

Āpastambasmṛti 7.3

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba.7.3)

sādhvācārā na sā tāvadrajo yāvatpravartate  
vṛtte rajasi sādhvī syādgṛhakarmmaṇi caindriye

> She is not of virtuous conduct as long as the menses flow; / when the menses have ceased, she becomes fit for household duties and sexual union.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba~en-mt.7.3) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Āṅgirasasmṛti (Smṛtisandarbha, Delhi: Nag 1981)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.angiras*smrtisandarbha.37) — Sanskrit
- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.18.3) — Sanskrit

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