व्यसनेषु न कृच्छ्रेषु न युद्धेषु स्वयंवरे। न क्रतौ नो विवाहे वा दर्शनं दूष्यते स्त्रियाः॥
vyasaneṣu na kṛcchreṣu na yuddheṣu svayaṃvare| na kratau no vivāhe vā darśanaṃ dūṣyate striyāḥ||
English Meaning
There is no sin consequent uponi seeing women in danger, difficulty, war, Svayamvara* sacrifice and marriage. *It is a form of marriage in which the bride selects a bridegroom foe herself.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)