jata-dharah-keeping matted locks of hair; tivra-tapah-highly elevated due to undergoing fierce austerities and penances; brahma-vadi-of strict followers of the Vedic principles; sabha-patih-the president of an assembly; aṅkikrtya-embracing; striyam-a woman; ca-and; aste-sits; gata-hrih-without shame; prakrtah-a person conditioned by material nature; yatha-just as.