yas tayor Ätmajaḥ kalpa
ÄtmanÄ ca dhanena ca
vá¹›ttiá¹ na dadyÄt taá¹ pretya
sva-mÄá¹saá¹ khÄdayanti hi

 yaḥ - who; tayoḥ - of them; Ätma-jaḥ - a son; kalpaḥ - capable; ÄtmanÄ - with his physical resources; ca - and; dhanena - with his wealth; ca - also; vá¹›ttim - a livelihood; na dadyÄt - does not give; tam - him; pretya - after passing away; sva - his own; mÄá¹sam - flesh; khÄdayanti - they make eat; hi - indeed.


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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.

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