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Kamasutra 4.1.48

Text edited by Jean Fezas (with notes) 4.1.48

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4.1.48

bhavataś cātra ślokau.
sad-vṛttam((120)) anuvarteta nāyakasya hitaiṣiṇī. kula-yoṣā punarbhūr vā veśyā vāpy ekacāriṇī.. dharmam arthaṃ tathā kāmaṃ labhante sthānam eva ca. niḥ:sapatnaṃ ca bhartāraṃ nāryaḥ sad-vṛttam āśritāḥ..

“The wife, whether she be a woman of noble family, or a virgin widow remarried, or a concubine, should lead a chaste life, devoted to her husband, and doing every thing for his welfare. Women acting thus, acquire Dharma, Artha, and Kama, obtain a high position, and generally keep their husbands devoted to them.”

Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

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