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ज्येष्ठ भ्राता पिता वापि यश्च विद्यां प्रयच्छति ।
त्रयो वै पितरो ज्ञेयाः धर्मे च पथि वर्तिनः ॥
4.18.13
One's elder brother, father and the teacher who gives knowledge - all these three, treading the path of dharma, are to be considered as one's father.
ज्येष्ठ भ्राता पिता वापि यश्च विद्यां प्रयच्छति ।
त्रयो वै पितरो ज्ञेयाः धर्मे च पथि वर्तिनः ॥
Jyeshthho bhraataa pitaa vaapi yashcha vidyaam prayachchhati
Trayo vai pitaro jneyaah dharme cha pathhi vartinah
Trayo vai pitaro jneyaah dharme cha pathhi vartinah
4.18.13
One's elder brother, father and the teacher who gives knowledge - all these three, treading the path of dharma, are to be considered as one's father.
[Context: Rama is justifying his action in killing Vali from behind a tree. Vali, being the elder brother of Sugreeva should have been like a father to him. Instead, he had taken away Sugreeva's wife causing the latter mental agony.]