दु:शीलो दुर्भगो वृद्धो जडो रोग्यधनोऽपि वा । पति: स्त्रीभिर्न हातव्यो लोकेप्सुभिरपातकी ॥ २५ ॥
duḥśīlo durbhago vṛddho jaḍo rogy adhano ’pi vā patiḥ strībhir na hātavyo lokepsubhir apātakī
- duḥśīlaḥ
- of bad character
- durbhagaḥ
- unfortunate
- vṛddhaḥ
- old
- jaḍaḥ
- retarded
- rogī
- sickly
- adhanaḥ
- poor
- api vā
- even
- patiḥ
- the husband
- strībhiḥ
- by women
- na hātavyaḥ
- should not be rejected
- loka
- a good destination in the next life
- īpsubhiḥ
- who desire
- apātakī
- (if he is) not fallen
Women who desire a good destination in the next life should never abandon a husband who has not fallen from his religious standards, even if he is obnoxious, unfortunate, old, unintelligent, sickly or poor.