Sanskrit · DevanagariComplete modern digital transcription ↗
श्रोतव्यं न वचस्तासां यासां तु कलहः प्रियः । चित्तं न कोमलं यासां प्रियं कुर्युः कियत्तुताः ॥ १६॥
IAST
śrotavyaṃ na vacastāsāṃ yāsāṃ tu kalahaḥ priyaḥ | cittaṃ na komalaṃ yāsāṃ priyaṃ kuryuḥ kiyattutāḥ || 16||
English
‘One should not heed the words of women who delight in quarrel and whose hearts are not tender. How much good could such women ever do for the beloved?’