putrera lālana-śikṣā--pitāra sva-dharma
āmi nā śikhāle kaiche janibe dharma-marma
āmi nā śikhāle kaiche janibe dharma-marma
Synonyms
putrera-of the son; lālana-maintenance; śikṣā-education; pitara-of the father; sva-dharma-duty; āmi-if I; nā-do not; śikhāle-give education; kaiche-how; janibe-He will know; dharma-marma-religion and morality.
Translation
"It is the duty of a father to educate his son in both religion and morality. If I do not give Him this education, how will He know of it?"