कुटुम्बर्द्धिलोपे वा सुखावस्थैर्विमुक्ता यथेष्टं विन्देत जीवितार्थमापद्गता वा ॥ कZ_०३.४.३० ॥
kuṭumbarddhilope vā sukhāvasthaiḥ vimuktā yatheṣṭaṃ vindeta jīvitārtham āpadgatā vā
Or, if the family’s prosperity is lost, or if she is released by those in comfortable circumstances, she may seek maintenance as she chooses; likewise, if she has fallen into distress, she may do so for the sake of livelihood.
Distress (āpad) is recognized as a ground to relax constraints and enable livelihood-seeking, reflecting a pragmatic state interest in preventing destitution and disorder.