Canonical Ref: BK 3.52
Metrical Form: उपजातिः
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
"कृती श्रुती वृद्ध-मतेषु धीमांस्त्वं पैतृकं चेद्वचनं न कुर्याः । विच्छिद्यमानेऽपि कुले परस्य पुंसः कथं स्यादिह पुत्र-काम्या ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
Accustomed to listening to and acting upon the ideas of the elders and possessed of intelligence, if you do not carry out the paternal order, how then would there arise in this world the desire in any other person, for a son even if the family were to become extinct ?
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 3.52. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.