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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 11.64

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Ullāsa 11 · Verse 64

पत्नीं प्रति दुर्वाक्यादिकथने दण्डःSpeaking harshly to a wife

Verse 64

दुर्वाच्यं कथयन् पत्नीमेकाहमशनं त्यजेत् । त्र्यहं सन्ताड़यन् रक्तं पातयन् सप्त वासरान् ॥ ६४ ॥

durvācyaṁ kathayan patnīmēkāhamaśanaṁ tyajēt | tryahaṁ santāḍayan raktaṁ pātayan sapta vāsarān || 64 ||

Translation

One who speaks abusively to his wife should give up food for a day; for striking her, three days; for drawing blood, seven days.

Word by word

durvācyaṁ
abusively
kathayan
speaking
patnīm
(patnīm) to his wife
ēka
one
aham
(aham) day
aśanaṁ
food
tyajēt
should give up
tryahaṁ
three days
santāḍayan
striking
raktaṁ
blood
pātayan
drawing
sapta
seven
vāsarān
days

Meaning

Cruelty to a wife is a sin that must be expiated.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Now he tells in order the expiation for one who speaks abusive words to his wife, strikes her, and draws her blood, with "durvācyam" and the rest. A man who speaks to his wife abusive words, words not to be spoken, should give up food for one day; striking her, he should give up food for three days; drawing her blood, he should give up food for seven days.