Mata Shatruh Pita Bairi PDF
Full Mata Shatruh Pita Bairi lyrics — Sanskrit, transliteration and meaning. Save as PDF or print in one click.
माता शत्रुः पिता वैरी येन बालो न पाठितः। न शोभते सभामध्ये हंसमध्ये बको यथा॥
mātā śatruḥ pitā vairī yena bālo na pāṭhitaḥ। na śobhate sabhā-madhye haṁsa-madhye bako yathā॥
The mother is an enemy and the father a foe by whom a child is not educated; for such an unlettered person does not shine in an assembly of the learned, just as a heron does not shine in the midst of swans. The verse stresses that giving a child education is the highest duty of parents.