[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Law and Social-Religious Duty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma) › [Yājñavalkyasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.yajnavalkya) › [Mitakshara (Rijumitakshara)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.yajnavalkya!mitaksara) › 1.3.125 # The Law Code of Yājñavalkya 1.3.125 Mitākṣarā (Ṛjumitākṣarā) 1.3.125 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.3.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.yajnavalkya!mitaksara.1.3.125) evam uktena prakāreṇa striyaṃ gacchan kṣāmāṃ gacchet | kṣāmatā ca tasmin kale rajasvalāvratenaiva bhavati | atha cen na bhavati tadā kartavyā kṣāmatā putrotpattyartham alpāsnigdhabhojanādinā, > Approaching a woman thus in the manner described, he should approach her \[when she is\] slender. And slenderness at that time arises precisely from the observance of the menstruating woman. If it does not arise, then slenderness should be brought about for the sake of producing a son through small and unctuous food and the like, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.3.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.yajnavalkya!mitaksara.1.3.124) - [Next: 1.3.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.yajnavalkya!mitaksara.1.3.126) - [Up: 1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.yajnavalkya!mitaksara.1.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.yajnavalkya!mitaksara~en-mt.1.3.125) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Yājñavalkyasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.yajnavalkya.1.80) — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.yajnavalkya!mitaksara.1.3.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.yajnavalkya!mitaksara.1.3.125) · Pramāṇa