Shloka 37

चित्रसेन-समागमः / The Engagement with Citrasena and the Gandharvas

Devanagari script

पत्याश्रयो हि मे धर्मो मतः स्त्रीणां सनातन: । स देव: सा गतिर्नान्या तस्य का विप्रियं चरेत्‌,“मैं यह मानती हूँ कि पतिके आश्रयमें रहना ही स्त्रियोंका सनातन धर्म है। पति ही उनका देवता है और पति ही उनकी गति है। पतिके सिवा नारीका दूसरा कोई सहारा नहीं है, ऐसे पतिदेवताका भला कौन स्त्री अप्रिय करेगी?

Transliteration

patyāśrayo hi me dharmo mataḥ strīṇāṃ sanātanaḥ | sa devaḥ sā gatir nānyā tasya kā vipriyaṃ caret ||

Translation

For I hold that a woman’s eternal dharma is to live under the protection and guidance of her husband. He is her deity; he is her highest refuge—there is no other. If such is the husband, what woman would ever act in a way that displeases him?

Word by Word

पत्याश्रयःdependence on the husband

हिindeed/for

मेof me/my

धर्मःduty/dharma

मतःconsidered/held (to be)

स्त्रीणाम्of women

सनातनःeternal/ancient

सःhe/that (husband)

देवःgod/lord

साshe/that (same)

गतिःrefuge/goal

नnot

अन्याother

तस्यof him/of that (husband)

काwho?

विप्रियम्unpleasant/displeasing (thing)

चरेत्would do/should do (act)

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वैशम्पायन उवाच

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Vaiśaṃpāyana

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