एष्टव्या बहवः पुत्रा गुणवन्तो बहुश्रुताः। तेषां वै समवेतानामपि कश्चिद् गयां व्रजेत्॥
eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā guṇavanto bahuśrutāḥ| teṣāṃ vai samavetānāmapi kaścid gayāṃ vrajet||
English Meaning
One should wish for many sons crowned with qualities and versed in various lore, for the chance is that one at least of these may repair to Gayā.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)