yé cid dhí pū́rva r̥tasā́pa ā́san sākáṃ devébhir ávadann r̥tā́ni |
té cid ávāsur nahí ántam āpúḥ sám ū nú pátnīr vŕ̥ṣabhir jagamyuḥ ||
2 For even the men aforetime, law-fulfillers, who with the Gods declared eternal statutes, —They have decided, but have not accomplished: so now let Wives come near unto their husbands.