भर्ता नाम परं नार्या भूषणं भूषणादपि। एषा तु रहिता तेन भूषणार्हा न शोभते।।5.16.26।।
bhartā nāma paraṃ nāryā bhūṣaṇaṃ bhūṣaṇādapi. eṣā tu rahitā tena bhūṣaṇārhā na śobhate..5.16.26..
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English Translation
""Indeed, the husband is the greatest ornament for a married woman. Hence though deserving adornment she does not like it, bereft of her husband who is her only ornament."
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Word Meanings
भर्ता नाम husband, indeed, नार्याः for a lady, भूषणादपि more than ornaments, परम् supreme, भूषणम् ornament, भूषणार्हा who though deserve ornaments, एषा तु she on her part, तेन with him, रहिता separated, न शोभते does not look nice
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Valmiki Ramayana
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Sarga 16
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354.26