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Verse 195.9

Sarga 118

नवीकृतं तु तत्सर्वं वाक्यैस्ते धर्मचारिणि। पतिशुश्रूषणान्नार्यास्तपो नान्यद्विधीयते।।2.118.9।।

navīkṛtaṃ tu tatsarvaṃ vākyaiste dharmacāriṇi. patiśuśrūṣaṇānnāryāstapo nānyadvidhīyate..2.118.9..

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English Translation

"O righteous one (Anasuya), after listening to your words the instructions given by my motherinlaw and my mother are renewed (remembered again). For a woman, no other penance is laid down (in scriptures) except service to her husband."

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Word Meanings

धर्मचारिणि O follower of righteous duty (Anasuya), ते वाक्यैः your words, तत् सर्वम् all that, नवीकृतम् renewed (reminded afresh), नार्याः for women, पतिशुश्रूषणात् more than obedience to her husband, अन्यत् other, तपः ascetic practice, न विधीयते is not laid down.

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Source

Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 118

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195.9