Simhasanadvatrimshika 21.4

21.4

varaṃ garbhasrāvo, varam ṛtuṣu nai 'vā 'bhigamanaṃ,
varaṃ jātaḥ preto, varam api ca kanyai 'va janitā;
varaṃ vandhyā bhāryā, varam agṛhavāse nivasanaṃ,
na ced vidvān rūpadraviṇabalayukto 'pi tanayaḥ. || 4 ||

Better a miscarriage, better no intercourse during the fertile periods, / better a child born dead, and better even a daughter born, / better a barren wife, better dwelling homeless, / than a son, even if endowed with beauty, wealth, and strength, if he is not learned. || 4