सोऽहं पितुर्निदेशं तु किमर्थं नानुपालये। सत्यप्रतिश्रवः सत्यं सत्येन समयीकृतम्॥
so'haṃ piturnideśaṃ tu kimarthaṃ nānupālaye| satyapratiśravaḥ satyaṃ satyena samayīkṛtam||
English Meaning
Why should I not then obey the mandate of my father? My father was of truthful promise and of righteous ways and with the object of observing his promise, he laid on me this (for faithful performance).
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)