Verse 11·VR 5.20.11

स्त्रीरत्नमसि मैवम् भूः कुरु गात्रेषु भूषणम् | मां प्राप्य हि कथम् नु स्यास्त्वमनर्हा सुविग्रहे || ५-२०-११

idam te chaaru samjaatam yauvanam vyativartate |yadatiitaM punarnaiti srotaH shiighramapaamiva || 5-20-12

Translation

"You are a gem among women. Do not be like this. Make decoration on your limbs. O one with a good body! Getting me how will you become unsuited for luxuries?"

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strii ratnma asi

You are a gem among women

maa bhuuH

do not be

evam

like this

kuru

make

bhuushhaNam

decoration

aatrshhu

on your limbs

suvigrahe

O one with a good body!; praapya getting

maam

me

katham nu

how (will you)

syyaH

become

anarhaaH

unsuited (for luxuries).

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