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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.45

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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 45

गृहस्थकर्त्तव्यानिThe duties of the householder

Verse 45

चतुर्वर्षावधि सुतान् लालयेत् पालयेत् पिता । ततः षोडशपर्यन्तं गुणान् विद्याञ्च शिक्षयेत् ॥ ४५ ॥

caturvarṣāvadhi sutān lālayēt pālayēt pitā | tataḥ ṣōḍaśaparyantaṁ guṇān vidyāñca śikṣayēt || 45 ||

Translation

Up to four years the father should cherish and protect his sons; then, till sixteen, he should teach them virtues and learning.

Word by word

catur
four
varṣa
years
avadhi
up to
sutān
his sons
lālayēt
should cherish
pālayēt
and protect
pitā
the father
tataḥ
then
ṣōḍaśa
sixteen
paryantaṁ
till
guṇān
virtues
vidyāñ
(vidyām) learning
ca
and
śikṣayēt
he should teach

Meaning

A schedule of upbringing. Until four, "lālana", fondling and indulgence, and protection; after that, the commentary says, from four onward, training in "guṇas", good qualities and skills, and in learning, until the age of sixteen.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Tataḥ: after that, after four years.