त्रीणि वर्षाण्य् उदीक्षेत) कुमार्य् ऋतुमती सती । ऊर्ध्वं तु कालाद् एतस्माद् विन्देत) सदृशं पतिम् ॥
trīṇi varṣāṇy udīkṣeta) kumāry ṛtumatī satī | ūrdhvaṃ tu kālād etasmād vindeta) sadṛśaṃ patim ||
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
Three years let a damsel wait, though she be marriageable; but after that time let her choose for herself a bridegroom (of) equal (caste and rank).
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.