नहि शक्यः स्त्रिया हन्तुं पुरुषः पापनिश्चयः। शापे त्वयि मयोत्सृष्टे तपसश्च व्ययो भवेत्॥
nahi śakyaḥ striyā hantuṃ puruṣaḥ pāpaniścayaḥ| śāpe tvayi mayotsṛṣṭe tapasaśca vyayo bhavet||
English Meaning
It lie not in a female to slay a male intent on sin; and if I utter a curse, it shall cost my asceticism.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)