अथर्ववेद (कांड 14)
स॒म्राज्ञ्ये॑धि॒श्वशु॑रेषु स॒म्राज्ञ्यु॒त दे॒वृषु॑ । नना॑न्दुः स॒म्राज्ञ्ये॑धि स॒म्राज्ञ्यु॒तश्व॒श्र्वाः ॥ (४४)
तू ससुरों में स्वामिनी के समान, वरों में महारानी के समान आदर पा कर रह. तू ननद के साथ रानी के समान तथा सास के साथ सम्राज्ञी के समान निवास कर. (४४)
You should be respected in father-in-law as a mistress, as a queen in the grooms. You should live with sister-in-law as a queen and with your mother-in-law as an empress. (44)