On January 22, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam highlighting the value of daughters. He stated that in India, where daughters are revered as Lakshmi, the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign was launched 11 years ago on this day. He expressed pride in the achievements of Indian daughters across various fields. The Subhashitam conveys that a daughter is equal to ten sons, and a person can attain from a single daughter the virtue or merit attained from ten sons. The Prime Minister's statement was also shared on X at @narendramodi on January 22, 2026. The release ID is 2217141, and the visitor panel is 663. The information is available in multiple languages including Urdu, Marathi, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Manipuri, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam.
Key Entities Referenced
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao: A campaign focused on saving and educating the girl child.
Narendra Modi: The Prime Minister of India who shared the Sanskrit Subhashitam.
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Prime Minister shares Sanskrit Subhashitam
highlighting the value and strength of daughters
प्रव तथ: 22 JAN 2026 9:26AM by PIB Delhi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi said that in a country where daughters are revered as Lakshmi,
the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign was launched 11 years ago on this very day. He noted that it is a
matter of great pride that today India’s daughters are creating new records across every field and
contributing significantly to the nation’s progress.
The Prime Minister shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam reflecting the timeless Indian ethos on the importance
of daughters-
“दशपुत्रसमा कन्या दशपुत्रान् प्रवधयन्। यत् फलम् लभते मस्तल्ल ंकन्ययैकया॥”
The Subhashitam conveys that a daughter is equal to ten sons, and the merit or virtue that a person attains
from ten sons can also be attained from a single daughter.
The Prime Minister wrote on X;
“कन्या को ली मानन े वाले हमारे देश म 11 साल पहले आज ही के दन बेटी बचाओ बेटी पढ़ाओ अभयान क शुरुआत हुई थी।
यह बड़ ेगव क बात ह ैक आज भारत क बेटयां हर ेत्र म नत-नए रकॉड बना रही ह।
दशपुत्रसमा कन्या दशपुत्रान ्प्रवधयन्।
यत ्फलम् लभते मस्तल्लं कन्ययैकया॥”
का को ली मानने वाले हमार दश म 11 साल पहले आज ही के दन बेटी बचाओ बेटी पढ़ाओ
अभयान क शुरुआत हुई थी। यह बड़ गव क बात ह क आज भारत क बेटया ं हर ेत्र म नत-नए
रकॉड बना रही ह।
दशपुत्रसमा का दशपुत्रान् प्रवधयन्।
यत् फलम ् लभत े मस्तल्ल…ं pic.twitter.com/OOnaRY6OKS
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 22, 2026
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