sa pitā sā ca jananī
yau puṣṇītāṁ sva-putra-vat
śiśūn bandhubhir utsṛṣṭān
akalpaiḥ poṣa-rakṣaṇe

 saḥ - he; pitā - father; sā - she; ca - and; jananī - mother; yau - who; puṣṇītām - nourish; sva - their own; putra - sons; vat - like; śiśūn - children; bandhubhiḥ - by their family; utsṛṣṭān - abandoned; akalpaiḥ - who are unable; poṣa - to maintain; rakṣaṇe - and protect.


Text

They are the real father and mother who care for, as they would their own sons, children abandoned by relatives unable to maintain and protect them.

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