कष्टं कटुद्रव्यमिवामयार्ताः स्वभर्तृगेहं वनिता सहन्ते ॥ kāryārthino dīrghamivādhvakhedaṃ vikrītadāsā iva karmabhāram | kaṣṭaṃ kaṭudravyamivāmayārtāḥ svabhartṛgehaṃ vanitā sahante || People who want to get something done, put up with the fatigue of a long journey just as hired slaves put up with heavy loads of work. Just as people afflicted by disease tolerate a bitter medicine, women put up with the chores in their husband’s home.