SB 6.14.40
TEXT 40
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TEXT
धिगप्रजां स्त्रियं पापां पत्युश्चागृहसम्मताम् ।
सुप्रजाभिः सपत्नीभिर् दासीमिव तिरस्कृताम् ॥ ४० ॥ dhig aprajam striyam papam
patyus cagrha-sammatam
suprajabhiḥ sapatnibhir
dasim iva tiraskrtam
dhik-all condemnation; aprajam-without a son; striyam-upon a woman; papam-full of sinful activities; patyuḥ-by the husband; ca-also; a-grha-sammatam-who is not honored at home; su-prajabhiḥ-who have sons; sapatnibhiḥ-by co-wives; dasim-a maidservant; iva-exactly like; tiraskrtam-dishonored.
TRANSLATION
A wife who has no sons is neglected at home by her husband and dishonored by her co-wives exactly like a maidservant. Certainly such a woman is condemned in every respect because of her sinful life.
PURPORT
As stated by Canakya Panḍita:
mata yasya grhe nasti
bharya capriya-vadini aranyam tena gantavyam yatharanyam tatha grham "A person who has no mother at home and whose wife does not speak sweetly should go to the forest. For such a person, living at home and living in the forest are equal." Similarly, for a woman who has no son, who is not cared for by her husband and whose co-wives neglect her, treating her like a maidservant, to go to the forest is better than to remain at home.
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