Verse 9.82

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:

या रोगिणी स्यात् तु हिता सम्पन्ना चैव शीलतः ।
साऽनुज्ञाप्याधिवेत्तव्या नावमान्या च कर्हि चित् ॥ ८२ ॥

yā rogiṇī syāt tu hitā sampannā caiva śīlataḥ |
sā'nujñāpyādhivettavyā nāvamānyā ca karhi cit || 82 ||

But if a wife, who is an invalid, is well-disposed and endowed with modesty, she may be superseded after her consent has been obtained; and in no case is she to be disgraced.—(82)

 

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):

‘Will-disposed’—towards her husband; devoted to his service.

The present verse enjoins—(a) that her consent is to be obtained, and (b) that she shall not be disgraced. This applies also to the case of the barren wife, and to that of one who bears only daughters; because, all these have been mentioned in the same context; and in none of these is there any reason why she should be disgraced.

‘In no cane’—never.

‘Disgraced’—in the form of harsh words addressed in admonition.—(82)

 

Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha

This verse is quoted in Aparārka (p. 100), which adds that the qualification ‘sick’ includes also the ‘barren’ wife, and ‘one who gives birth to female children only’;—in Parāśaramādhava (Ācāra, p. 508), as laying down a special consideration in the case of the devoted wife;—and in Vīramitrodaya (Saṃskāra, p. 872) which adds that ‘hitā’ is mentioned only by way of illustration.

 

Comparative notes by various authors

(verses 9.77-84)

See Comparative notes for Verse 9.77.