Mahabharat

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न हि धर्मफलैस तात न तपॊभिः सुसंचितैः तां गतिं पराप्नुवन्तीह पुत्रिणॊ यां वरजन्ति ह ॥ १-१३-२१ ॥

sanskrit

'The merit gained through virtuous deeds or carefully accumulated ascetic practices does not compare to the profound virtues acquired by becoming a father.'॥ 1-13-21 ॥

english translation

na hi dharmaphalaisa tAta na tapòbhiH susaMcitaiH tAM gatiM parApnuvantIha putriNò yAM varajanti ha ॥ 1-13-21 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/mahabharat/adi-parva/13/21

न हि धर्मफलैस तात न तपॊभिः सुसंचितैः तां गतिं पराप्नुवन्तीह पुत्रिणॊ यां वरजन्ति ह ॥ १-१३-२१ ॥

sanskrit

'The merit gained through virtuous deeds or carefully accumulated ascetic practices does not compare to the profound virtues acquired by becoming a father.'॥ 1-13-21 ॥

english translation

na hi dharmaphalaisa tAta na tapòbhiH susaMcitaiH tAM gatiM parApnuvantIha putriNò yAM varajanti ha ॥ 1-13-21 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript