पिता ह्येनं जनयति पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ। प्रज्ञां तदाति चाचार्यस्तस्मात् स गुरुरुच्यते॥
pitā hyenaṃ janayati puruṣaṃ puruṣarṣabha| prajñāṃ tadāti cācāryastasmāt sa gururucyate||
English Meaning
Oforemost of men, the father begets a person, the preceptor imparts wisdom and therefore is he called a superior.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)