Verse 24

Yagyavalkya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अलभ्यमानस्तनयः पितरौ क्लेशयेच्चिरम् । लब्धो हि गर्भपातेन प्रसवेन च बाधते ॥२४॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

अलभ्यमानः । तनयः । पितरौ । क्लेशयेत् । चिरम् । लब्धः । हि । गर्भ-पातेन । प्रसवेन । च । बाधते ।

IAST Transliteration

alabhyamānas tanayaḥ pitarau kleśayec ciram | labdho hi garbhapātena prasavena ca bādhate ||24||

Translation

Seorang putra, bila tak diperoleh, membuat kedua orang tua lama menderita; dan bila diperoleh pun, ia menyusahkan melalui keguguran dan juga melalui proses kelahiran.

Academic Translation

A son, when not obtained, would afflict the parents for a long time; and when obtained, indeed, he troubles (them) through miscarriage and through childbirth as well.

Verse Context

• Duḥkha-doṣa-darśana (seeing the defect of saṃsāra) leading to Vairāgya
• Mahavakya: Indirect: motivates turning from saṃsāric projects to ātma-jñāna, which is the content of mahāvākya realization.
• Yajur
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)