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Chapter 3.223 - Verse 11

Sanskrit Text

महाकुलीनाभिरपापिकाभिः; स्त्रीभिः सतीभिस्तव सख्यमस्तु चण्डाश्च शौण्डाश्च महाशनाश्च; चौराश्च दुष्टाश्चपलाश्च वर्ज्याः

English Translation

You should make friendship with only those ladies who are highly born, who are sinless and devoted to their husbands; you should always shun women who are wrathful, addicted to drinks, gluttonous, thievish, wicked and fickle.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

महत् + कुलीन | अ + पापक | स्त्रीभिः | सतीभिस् | तव | सख्यम् | अस्तु
चण्ड + च | शौण्ड + च | महत् + अशन + च | चौर + च | दुष् + चपल + च | वर्ज्याः