भर्तुः किल परित्यागो नृशंसः केवलं स्त्रियाः। स भवत्या न कर्तव्यो मनसाऽपि विगर्हितः।।2.24.12।।
bhartuḥ kila parityāgo nṛśaṃsaḥ kevalaṃ striyāḥ. sa bhavatyā na kartavyo manasā'pi vigarhitaḥ..2.24.12..
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English Translation
"For a woman, to desert her husband is a cruel act. You must not do that which is contemptible even to think."
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Word Meanings
स्त्रियाः for a woman, भर्तुः husband's, परित्यागः desertion, केवलम् only, नृशंसः किल is a cruel act indeed, विगर्हितः is abominable, सः that, भवत्या by you, मनसापि even in mind, न कर्तव्यः must not be done.
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Valmiki Ramayana
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Sarga 24
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101.12