समाने शोभते प्रीतिः राज्ञि सेवा च शोभते ।
वाणिज्यं व्यवहारेषु दिव्या स्त्री शोभते गृहे ॥२.२०॥
samāne śobhate prītiḥ rājñi sevā ca śobhate |
vāṇijyaṃ vyavahāreṣu divyā strī śobhate gṛhe ||2.20||
among equals, befitting is love; a king’s service is befitting; seriousness is befitting in behaviour; an extremely beautiful woman is befitting in a home
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Excerpt from the book “Old Chanakya Strategy: Aphorisms” by Rajen Jani