एतावदृष्टपितरौ युवयो: स्म पित्रो: सम्प्रीणनाभ्युदयपोषणपालनानि । प्राप्योषतुर्भवति पक्ष्म ह यद्वदक्ष्णो- र्न्यस्तावकुत्रचभयौ न सतां पर: स्व: ॥ ३८ ॥
etāv adṛṣṭa-pitarau yuvayoḥ sma pitroḥ samprīṇanābhyudaya-poṣaṇa-pālanāni prāpyoṣatur bhavati pakṣma ha yadvad akṣṇor nyastāv akutra ca bhayau na satāṁ paraḥ svaḥ
- etau
- these two
- adṛṣṭa
- not having seen
- pitarau
- Their parents
- yuvayoḥ
- of you two
- sma
- indeed
- pitroḥ
- the parents
- samprīṇana
- coddling
- abhyudaya
- bringing up
- poṣaṇa
- nourishment
- pālanāni
- and protection
- prāpya
- receiving
- ūṣatuḥ
- They resided
- bhavati
- my good lady
- pakṣma
- eyelids
- ha
- indeed
- yadvat
- just as
- akṣṇoḥ
- of the eyes
- nyastau
- place in custody
- akutra
- nowhere
- ca
- and
- bhayau
- whose fear
- na
- not
- satām
- for saintly persons
- paraḥ
- other
- svaḥ
- own
Before these two boys had ever seen Their real parents, you acted as Their parents and gave Them all affectionate care, training, nourishment and protection. They were never afraid, good lady, because you protected Them just as eyelids protect the eyes. Indeed, saintly persons like you never discriminate between outsiders and their own kin.