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न तथैतर्हि रोचन्ते गृहेषु गृहसम्पदः ।
यदि न स्याद्गृहे माता पत्नी वा पतिदेवता ।
व्यङ्गे रथ इव प्राज्ञः को नामासीत दीनवत् ॥ १५ ॥

na tathaitarhi rocante

grhesu grha-sampadah

yadi na syad grhe mata

patni va pati-devata

vyaṅge ratha iva prajnah

ko namasita dinavat

na-not; tatha-like before; etarhi-at this moment; rocante-become pleasing; grhesu-at home; grha-sampadah-all household paraphernalia; yadi-if; na-not; syat-there is; grhe-at home; mata-mother; patni-wife; va-or; pati-devata-devoted to the husband; vyaṅge-without wheels; rathe-in a chariot; iva-like; prajnah-learned man; kah-who is that; nama-indeed; asita-would sit; dina-vat-like a poverty-stricken creature.