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Chapter 1.69 - Verse 17

Sanskrit Text

कुलवंशप्रतिष्ठां हि पितरः पुत्रमब्रुवन् उत्तमं सर्वधर्माणां तस्मात्पुत्रं संत्यजेत्

English Translation

The Pitris (ancestors) have said that the son continues the race and supports the relations; therefore, to give birth to a son is the best of all pious acts. Therefore, your this son should not be abandoned.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

कुल + वंश + प्रतिष्ठा | हि | पितरः | पुत्रम् | अब्रुवन्
उत्तमं | सर्व + धर्म | तस्मात् | पुत्रं | न | संत्यजेत्