Chapter 18 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 18.11

ज्येष्ठो भ्राता पिता वापि यश्च विद्यां प्रयच्छति। त्यस्ते पितरो ज्ञेया धर्मे च पथि वर्तिनः॥

jyeṣṭho bhrātā pitā vāpi yaśca vidyāṃ prayacchati| tyaste pitaro jñeyā dharme ca pathi vartinaḥ||

English Meaning

The elder brother, father, and the instructor—these three should always be regarded in the light of a father if they tread the paths of virtue and morality,

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)