ëéäô¨éÈôèõÐ ëèúªçáäª öáªêèõÐ ô¨éäô¨éÈôèõÐ 901
îôúªìèçª âçèÕÓëª íÊ

ëéäô¨éÈôèõÐ

pleasing their wives (those)

ëèúª çáäª

worthwhile objectives

öáªêèõÐ

will not achieve

ô¨éä ô¨éÈôèõÐ

those who want to acquire wealth

îôúªìè窠 âçèÕÓëª

the thing to be avoided

íÊ	that (alone)

Men who follow their wives' wishes will not achieve
worthwhile objectives or wealth (901).

îçúèÊ âçúªô¨éÈôèäª ÍæÐæëª âçõ¨áîêèõÐ 902
åèúèæ åèÑêÐ êÕëª

îçúèÊ

without preserving (manly duties)

âçúªô¨éÈôèäª

one who is infatuated with his wife

ÍæÐæëª

wealth

âçõ¨áÊ  ØõÐ

great

åèúèæ

matter of shame

åèÑêР êÕëª

will result in shame and contempt

The man who, in his infatuation for his wife,forgets his manly duties, will earn shame and contempt (902).  

¬ùªùèóªæúª êèȪåÐê ¬áùªç¨äªéë ö¢ª¢èäª×ëª 903
åùªùèÕóª åèÑêÐ êÕëª  

¬ùªùèóªæúª

towards one's wife

êèȪåÐê

subservient

¬áùªµ

manly nature

¬äªéë

without

ö¢ª¢èäª×ëª

always

åùªùèÕóª

among the wise

åèÑêР êÕëª

will beget contempt

The man who lives in fear of his wife will always live
in the contempt of his fellowmen (903).

ëéäáèéó í¢ªàëª ë×éëᨠùèóäª 904
ô¨éäáèúªéë ô©×öáªêùª ¬äª×

ëéäáèéó

his wife

í¢ªàëª

afraid of

ë×éë ¬ùèóäª

future good

ô¨éä Íúªéë

the capacity for effective action

ô©×öáªêùª

accomplish results

¬äª×

will not

 
There is no salvation for the man who lives under
his wife's control, and even his good acts will
not win praise (904).  

¬ùªùèéó í¢ªàôèäª í¢ªàëª ë÷ª× ö¢ª¢èäª×ëª 905
åùªùèõÐæÐÆ åùªù âòáùª

¬ùªùèéó

one's wife

í¢ªàôèäª

afraid of

í¢ªàëª

will hesitate

ë÷ª×

other

ö¢ª¢èäª×ëª

always

åùªùèõÐæÐÆ

to good people

åùªù

do good

âòáùª

turn

 
A man who fears his wife will never be able to do
good to others (905).  

¬éëáèõ¨äª ôèȨÄëª çèïùîõ ¬ùªùèóª 906
íéëáèõÐîêèóª í¢ªà çôõÐ
 

¬éëáèõ¨äª

a godly life

ôèȨÄëª

even if he lives

çèÌ ¬ùõÐ

will not earn respect

Ö

O!

¬ùªùèóª

one's wife

íéëÍõÐîêèóª

the slender shoulders of (frail looking)

í¢ªà çôõÐ

one who is afraid of

A man who fears the slender shoulders of his wife
will never earn  the respect of others, even if he
lives a godly life (906).

âçúªîúôùª âòáªâêèÇÆëª Íúªéëá¨äª åèÑéìçª 907
âçúªîú âçÕéë ãéìêÐÊ

âçúª

wife's

Öôùª

orders

âòáªÊ  øÇÆëª

given to carrying out

Íúªéëá¨äª

more than his manliness

åèúª  ãéì

with modesty

âçúªîú

her femininity

âçÕéë  ãéìêÐÊ

is superior

Modesty in a woman is to be respected more than
subservience of a man to his wife (907).  

åìªìèõÐ Æé÷ËïáèõÐ åäª÷è÷ª÷èõÐ åäªÄêùèóª 908
âçìªìè§ªÆ øÇÆ çôõÐ

åìªìèõÐ

one's friends

Æé÷ËïáèõÐ

will not alleviate sufferings

åäª×

the good

Í÷ª÷èõÐ

will not do

åùª Åêùèóª

one's wife

âçìªÌ  ͧªÆ

ruled by

øÇÆçôõÐ

behaving thus

 
Men who are ruled by their wives will never be able
to  help friends nor be of service to others (908).

í÷ô¨éä±ëª Íäª÷ âçèÕÓëª ç¨÷ô¨éä±ëª 909
âçúªîúôùª âòáªôèõÐæúª ¬ùª

í÷ô¨éä±ëª

righteous acts

Íäª÷ âçèÕÓëª

great acts of charity

ç¨÷ ô¨éä±ëª

other acts of pleasure

âçúª  Öôùª

the orders of one's wife

âòáªôèõÐæúª

who is amenable to

¬ùª	is not (there)

 
Neither virtue, wealth nor pleasure will accrue to
one who only serves his wife (909).

öúªîòõÐåÐê â墪òêÐÊ ¬ìÄéìáèõÐæÐÆ ö¢ª¢èäª×ëª 910
âçúªîòõÐåÐêèëª îçéêéë ¬ùª

öúªîòõÐåÐê

having the capacity to analyse

â墪òêÐÊ

the resolute nature of

¬ìäª ãéìáèõÐæÐÆ

and those with resources

ö¢ª¢èäª×ëª

always

âçúªîòõÐåÐÊ  Íëª

of subservience to one's wife

îçéêéë

folly

¬ùª	will not occur

Men who are resolute in the pursuit of virtue and wealth  will never succumb to the folly of subservience to their wives (910).