pitar yuvÄbhyÄá¹ snigdhÄbhyÄá¹
poá¹£itau lÄlitau bhṛśam
pitror abhyadhikÄ prÄ«tir
Ätmajeá¹£v Ätmano 'pi hi
pitaḥ - O Father; yuvÄbhyÄm - by you two; snigdhÄbhyÄm - affectionate; poá¹£itau - maintained; lÄlitau - coddled; bhṛśam - thoroughly; pitroḥ - for parents; abhyadhikÄ - greater; prÄ«tiḥ - love; Ätmajeá¹£u - for their children; Ätmanaḥ - than for themselves; api - even; hi - indeed.