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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.46

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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 46

गृहस्थकर्त्तव्यानिThe duties of the householder

Verse 46

विंशत्यब्दाधिकान् पुत्रान् प्रेरयेद् गृहकर्मसु । ततस्तांस्तुल्यभावेन मत्वा स्नेहं प्रदर्शयेत् ॥ ४६ ॥

viṁśatyabdādhikān putrān prērayēd gṛhakarmasu | tatastāṁstulyabhāvēna matvā snēhaṁ pradarśayēt || 46 ||

Translation

Sons above twenty years he should engage in the work of the house; then, regarding them as his equals, he should show them affection.

Word by word

viṁśati
twenty
abda
years
adhikān
above
putrān
sons
prērayēd
(prerayet) he should engage
gṛha
of the house
karmasu
in the work
tatas
(tataḥ) then
tāṁs
(tān) them
tulya
as equals
bhāvēna
regarding
matvā
considering
snēhaṁ
affection
pradarśayēt
he should show

Meaning

At twenty the son becomes a partner in managing the household ("prerayet", engage, the commentary says). From then on the father treats him as an equal ("tulya-bhāva") and shows him affection rather than discipline.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Prerayet: he should engage. Tān: those sons of more than twenty years.