स्त्रियो ह्यकरुणा: क्रूरा दुर्मर्षा: प्रियसाहसा: । घ्नन्त्यल्पार्थेऽपि विश्रब्धं पतिं भ्रातरमप्युत ॥ ३७ ॥
striyo hy akarunah krura durmarsah priya-sahasah ghnanty alparthe ’pi visrabdham patim bhrataram apy uta
- striyah
- women
- hi
- indeed
- akarunah
- merciless
- krurah
- cunning
- durmarsah
- intolerant
- priya-sahasah
- for their own pleasure they can do anything
- ghnanti
- they kill
- alpa-arthe
- for a slight reason
- api
- indeed
- visrabdham
- faithful
- patim
- husband
- bhrataram
- brother
- api
- also
- uta
- it is said.
Women as a class are merciless and cunning. They cannot tolerate even a slight offense. For their own pleasure they can do anything irreligious, and therefore they do not fear killing even a faithful husband or brother.