दाम्पत्येऽभिरुचिर्हेतुर्मायैव व्यावहारिके । स्त्रीत्वे पुंस्त्वे च हि रतिर्विप्रत्वे सूत्रमेव हि ॥ ३ ॥
dāmpatye ’bhirucir hetur māyaiva vyāvahārike strītve puṁstve ca hi ratir vipratve sūtram eva hi
- dām-patye
- in the relationship of husband and wife
- abhiruciḥ
- superficial attraction
- hetuḥ
- the reason
- māyā
- deceit
- eva
- indeed
- vyāvahārike
- in business
- strītve
- in being a woman
- puṁstve
- in being a man
- ca
- and
- hi
- indeed
- ratiḥ
- sex
- vipratve
- in being a brāhmaṇa
- sūtram
- the sacred thread
- eva
- only
- hi
- indeed
Men and women will live together merely because of superficial attraction, and success in business will depend on deceit. Womanliness and manliness will be judged according to one’s expertise in sex, and a man will be known as a brāhmaṇa just by his wearing a thread.