Mbh 3.187.2e

Mahabharata · translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

And O king, when men become so short-lived, more youths act like the aged; while all that is observable in youth may be noticed in the old. And women given to impropriety of conduct and marked by evil manners, deceive even the best of husbands and forget themselves with menials and slaves and even with animals. And O king, even women that are wives of heroes seek the companionship of other men and forget themselves with these during the life-time of their husbands.

Mbh 3.187.2e · Mahabharata · VANA PARVA

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