An Indian and Hindu cultural concept and term for a devoted or chaste wife who is fully dedicated to her husband. In traditional Hindu texts, the pativrata (one who has taken a vow to her husband) is an idealised figure of wifely devotion. The term is used descriptively in religious and cultural contexts and carries weight in discussions of gender norms in South Asia.
The story presented her as a model pativrata, enduring every hardship for the sake of her family.
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(India) A devoted wife.
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