सन्तुष्टालोलुपा दक्षा धर्मज्ञा प्रियसत्यवाक् । अप्रमत्ता शुचि: स्निग्धा पतिं त्वपतितं भजेत् ॥ २८ ॥
santustalolupa daksa dharma-jna priya-satya-vak apramatta sucih snigdha patim tv apatitam bhajet
- santusta
- always satisfied
- alolupa
- without being greedy
- daksa
- very expert in serving
- dharma-jna
- fully conversant with religious principles
- priya
- pleasing
- satya
- truthful
- vak
- in speaking
- apramatta
- attentive in service to her husband
- sucih
- always clean and pure
- snigdha
- affectionate
- patim
- the husband
- tu
- but
- apatitam
- who is not fallen
- bhajet
- should worship.
A chaste woman should not be greedy, but satisfied in all circumstances. She must be very expert in handling household affairs and should be fully conversant with religious principles. She should speak pleasingly and truthfully and should be very careful and always clean and pure. Thus a chaste woman should engage with affection in the service of a husband who is not fallen.