Manusmriti

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अज्ञो भवति वै बालः पिता भवति मन्त्रदः । अज्ञं हि बालमित्याहुः पितेत्येव तु मन्त्रदम् ॥ १५३ ॥

’For (a man) destitute of (sacred) knowledge is indeed a child, and he who teaches him the Veda is his father; for (the sages) have always said "child" to an ignorant man, and "father" to a teacher of the Veda.’

english translation

ajJo bhavati vai bAlaH pitA bhavati mantradaH | ajJaM hi bAlamityAhuH pitetyeva tu mantradam || 153 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript