When a Madraka woman is requested to give a little bit of vinegar she scratches her hips and reluctant to give it gives vent to harsh words-“Let no one ask of me vinegar which is so dear to me. I would give him my son, I would give him my husband but I would not part with my vinegar.
सुवीरकं याच्यमाना मद्रिका कर्षति स्फिचौ॥ अदातुकामा वचनमिदं वदति दारुणम्। मा मां सुवीरकं कश्चिद् याचतां दयितं मम॥ पुत्रं दद्यां पतिं दद्यां न तु दद्याहं सुवीरकम्।