शास्त्रं वदति- 11

Sastram speaks- 11

This sloka is from the third chapter fifty fifth verse of manu smriti.

पितृभिः भ्रातृभिः च एताः पतिभिः देवरैस्तथा ।
पूज्याः भूषयितव्याश्च बहुकल्याणम् ईप्सुभिः ।। (3, 55)

pitṛbhiḥ bhrātṛbhiḥ ca etāḥ paribhiḥ devaraistathā|
pūjyāḥ bhūṣitavyāśca bahukalyāṇam īpsubhiḥ||

Women shoud be honoured and adorned by fathers, brothers, husbands and brothers-in-law. If a person desires his own welfare and prosperity then he should honour women.

एताः – women ,पूज्याः – should be honoured, च –and, भूषितव्याः – should be adorned, पितृभिः – by fathers, भ्रातृभिः – by brothers, पतिभिः – by husbands, च- and, देवरैः – by brothers- in-law.
ईप्सुभिः- one who desires, बहुकल्याणम् - welfare (should honour women).

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