Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c12.19

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¹ In a literal translation çl. 9 is perhaps to be thus combined with what is before: (heavy, compared, that is to say, with that) which good women do who lead a good life, and are ever attentive. Or less likely, taken together with 9b: what . . . do, they have a heavy task therewith towards father and mother. Kṛi with the accus. of the person = do, do towards, treat, handle, is often found in the Epic. So vi, 79.6; vi, 64.16 f.; vii, 21.1; viii, 68.23; xii, 175.5; Rām., iv, 5.30; cp. MBh., vii, 12.3; Rām., iv, 18.47: tatrāpi khalu mām dosham kartum nārḥasi, Rāghava “therein also thou must see no blame for me”.