लालयेत् पञ्च वर्षाणि दश वर्षाणि ताडयेत् । प्राप्ते तु षोडशे वर्षे पुत्रे मित्रवदाचरेत् ॥
लालयेत्should indulge
पञ्चfive
वर्षाणिyears
दशten
वर्षाणिyears
ताडयेत्should discipline
षोडशेsixteenth
वर्षेyear (locative)
मित्रवत्like a friend
आचरेत्should treat
Indulge a son for the first five years; discipline him for the next ten; but once he reaches sixteen, treat him as a friend.
parentingsondisciplinefriendshiplalayet pancha varshanichild upbringing