शास्त्रं वदति- 12

Saastram speaks-12

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

यत्र नार्यस्तु पूज्यन्ते रमन्ते तत्र देवताः।
यत्र एतास्तु न पूज्यन्ते सर्वास्तत्राफलाः क्रियाः ।। (3,56)

yatra nāryastu pūjyante ramante tatra devatāḥ|
yatra etastu na pūjyante saravastatra aphalāḥ kriyāḥ||

Where the women are honoured there the gods are pleased. But where the women are not honoured there the sacred rites performed will not be fruitful.

यत्र – where , नार्यस्तु- women are ,पूज्यन्ते – honoured, तत्र – There, देवताः – gods are , रमन्ते – pleased, यत्र – where , एतास्तु – these (women are) , न – not, पूज्यन्ते – honoured, तत्र – There , सर्वाः क्रियाः – the actions , अफलाः – are not fruitful.

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).