[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Story collections and fables](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories) › [Bhojaprabandha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt) › 4\_85 # Bhojaprabandha 4\_85 English (machine translation) 4\_85 - **Language:** English ### [4\_85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.4_85) Like a mother it protects, like a father it directs one to what is beneficial, / and like a beloved wife it delights, dispelling sorrow; / it spreads stainless renown and fortune in all directions— / what does knowledge, like the wish-fulfilling vine, not achieve? - [Previous: 4\_84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.4_84) - [Next: 4\_86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.4_86) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.4_85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.4_85) · Pramāṇa