स्त्रीणां च पतिदेवानां तच्छुश्रूषानुकूलता । तद्बन्धुष्वनुवृत्तिश्च नित्यं तद्व्रतधारणम् ॥ २५ ॥
strinam ca pati-devanam tac-chusrusanukulata tad-bandhusv anuvrttis ca nityam tad-vrata-dharanam
- strinam
- of women
- ca
- also
- pati-devanam
- who have accepted their husbands as worshipable
- tat-susrusa
- readiness to render service to her husband
- anukulata
- being favorably disposed towards her husband
- tat-bandhusu
- unto the friends and relatives of the husband
- anuvrttih
- being similarly disposed (to treat them well for the satisfaction of the husband)
- ca
- and
- nityam
- regularly
- tat-vrata-dharanam
- accepting the vows of the husband or acting exactly as the husband acts
To render service to the husband, to be always favorably disposed toward the husband, to be equally well disposed toward the husband’s relatives and friends, and to follow the vows of the husband—these are the four principles to be followed by women described as chaste.