Mahabharat

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अग्निहॊत्रं तरयॊ वेदा यज्ञाश च सहदक्षिणाः सर्वाण्य एतान्य अपत्यस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षॊडशीम ।। १-९४-६० ।।

sanskrit

'While sacrifices to the fire and mastery of the three Vedas certainly accrue eternal religious merit, none of these achieve even a sixteenth of the merit that is gained through the birth of a son, in terms of spiritual significance.' ।। 1-94-60 ।।

english translation

agnihòtraM tarayò vedA yajJAza ca sahadakSiNAH sarvANya etAnya apatyasya kalAM nArhanti SòDazIma || 1-94-60 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/mahabharat/adi-parva/94/60

अग्निहॊत्रं तरयॊ वेदा यज्ञाश च सहदक्षिणाः सर्वाण्य एतान्य अपत्यस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षॊडशीम ।। १-९४-६० ।।

sanskrit

'While sacrifices to the fire and mastery of the three Vedas certainly accrue eternal religious merit, none of these achieve even a sixteenth of the merit that is gained through the birth of a son, in terms of spiritual significance.' ।। 1-94-60 ।।

english translation

agnihòtraM tarayò vedA yajJAza ca sahadakSiNAH sarvANya etAnya apatyasya kalAM nArhanti SòDazIma || 1-94-60 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript