Ekena Api Suvrikshena (One Good Tree, One Good Son) — Complete Lyrics
एकेनापि सुवृक्षेण
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
एकेनापि सुवृक्षेण पुष्पितेन सुगन्धिना।
वासितं तद्वनं सर्वं सुपुत्रेण कुलं यथा॥
ekenāpi suvṛkṣeṇa puṣpitena sugandhinā।
vāsitaṁ tad-vanaṁ sarvaṁ suputreṇa kulaṁ yathā॥
Just as a single fine tree in full, fragrant bloom fills an entire forest with its sweetness, so a single virtuous son brings honour and fragrance to his whole family. The verse celebrates quality over quantity: one truly good child, like one blossoming tree, is enough to ennoble all around it.
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