Mahabharata 12.255.38
पत्नीं चानेन विधिना प्रकरोति नियोजयन्पुरोडाशो हि सर्वेषां पशूनां मेध्य उच्यते
patnīṃ cānena vidhinā prakaroti niyojayanpuroḍāśo hi sarveṣāṃ paśūnāṃ medhya ucyate
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
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