नन्वग्नि: प्रमदा नाम घृतकुम्भसम: पुमान् । सुतामपि रहो जह्यादन्यदा यावदर्थकृत् ॥ ९ ॥
nanv agnih pramada nama ghrta-kumbha-samah puman sutam api raho jahyad anyada yavad-artha-krt
- nanu
- certainly
- agnih
- the fire
- pramada
- the woman (one who bewilders the mind of man)
- nama
- the very name
- ghrta-kumbha
- a pot of butter
- samah
- like
- puman
- a man
- sutam api
- even one’s daughter
- rahah
- in a secluded place
- jahyat
- one must not associate with
- anyada
- with other women also
- yavat
- as much as
- artha-krt
- required.
Woman is compared to fire, and man is compared to a butter pot. Therefore a man should avoid associating even with his own daughter in a secluded place. Similarly, he should also avoid association with other women. One should associate with women only for important business and not otherwise.