Chapter 62 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 62

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 62.12

नैषा हि सा स्त्री भवति श्लाघनीयेन धीमता। उभयोर्लोकयोर्लोके पत्या या सम्प्रसाद्यते॥

naiṣā hi sā strī bhavati ślāghanīyena dhīmatā| ubhayorlokayorloke patyā yā samprasādyate||

English Meaning

She cannot be reckoned a gentlewoman, who is propitiated by her intelligent husband, worthy of being extolled in both worlds.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)