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Subhashitas Subhashita 439 meaning

yam matapitarau klesham sahete sambhave nrinam na tasya nishkritih shakya kartum varshashatair api
यं मातापितरौ क्लेशं सहेते संभवे नृणाम् । न तस्य निष्कृतिः शक्या कर्तुं वर्षशतैरपि ॥

The hardship that a mother and father endure in bringing a child into the world and raising it cannot be repaid even in a hundred years.

What it means
Sleepless nights, worries, sacrifices you never saw: parents carry a lot quietly. You cannot pay it back in full, so do not try to settle accounts. Just keep giving back care, patience and time.

हिंदी में अर्थ

संतान को जन्म देने और पालने में माता-पिता जो कष्ट सहते हैं, उसका बदला सौ वर्षों में भी नहीं चुकाया जा सकता।

जागी हुई रातें, चिंताएँ, अनदेखे त्याग — माता-पिता बहुत कुछ चुपचाप सहते हैं। इसका पूरा हिसाब चुकाना संभव नहीं, इसलिए बस बदले में स्नेह, धैर्य और समय देते रहिए।

Spoken by Manu.

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