यस्तयोरात्मज: कल्प आत्मना च धनेन च । वृत्तिं न दद्यात्तं प्रेत्य स्वमांसं खादयन्ति हि ॥ ६ ॥
yas tayor ātmajaḥ kalpa ātmanā ca dhanena ca vṛttiṁ na dadyāt taṁ pretya sva-māṁsaṁ khādayanti hi
- yaḥ
- who
- tayoḥ
- of them
- ātma-jaḥ
- a son
- kalpaḥ
- capable
- ātmanā
- with his physical resources
- ca
- and
- dhanena
- with his wealth
- ca
- also
- vṛttim
- a livelihood
- na dadyāt
- does not give
- tam
- him
- pretya
- after passing away
- sva
- his own
- māṁsam
- flesh
- khādayanti
- they make eat
- hi
- indeed
A son who, though able to do so, fails to provide for his parents with his physical resources and wealth is forced after his death to eat his own flesh.