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Manava Dharmashastra 2.153

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.153

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Sanskrit

2.153

ajño bhavati vai bālaḥ pitā bhavati mantradaḥ
ajñaṃ hi bālam ity āhuḥ pitety eva tu mantradam //

'For (a man) destitute of (sacred) knowledge is indeed a child, and he who teaches him the Veda is his father; for (the sages) have always said "child" to an ignorant man, and "father" to a teacher of the Veda.'

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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