पञ्चतंत्र - मित्रभेद - कन्या पितृत्व

पुत्रीति जाता महतीह चिंता
    कस्मै प्रदेयेति महान्वितर्कः ।
दत्वा सुखं प्राप्स्यति वा न वेति
    कन्यापितृत्वं खलु नाम कष्टम् ॥

- पञ्चतंत्र, मित्रभेद

putri iti jAtA mahati iha chintA
    kasyai pradeya iti mahAn vitarkaH ।
datva sukham prApsyati vA na vA iti
    kanyA pitRutvam khalu nAma kaShTam ॥

- panchatantra, mitrabheda

If a daughter is born it is a cause of great worry. First you have to worry about whom she should be married to. Its a great debate. After getting married, you get worried if she is happy or not. It is really difficult being a father of a daughter.

- Panchatantra, Mitrabheda