कस्तं प्रजापदेशं वै मोहबन्धनमात्मन: । पण्डितो बहु मन्येत यदर्था: क्लेशदा गृहा: ॥ ४५ ॥
kas tam prajapadesam vai moha-bandhanam atmanah pandito bahu manyeta yad-arthah klesada grhah
- kah
- who
- tam
- him
- praja-apadesam
- son in name only
- vai
- certainly
- moha
- of illusion
- bandhanam
- bondage
- atmanah
- for the soul
- panditah
- intelligent man
- bahu manyeta
- would value
- yat-arthah
- because of whom
- klesa-dah
- painful
- grhah
- home.
Who, if he is considerate and intelligent, would desire such a worthless son? Such a son is nothing but a bond of illusion for the living entity, and he makes one’s home miserable.