The dedication of a tank is meritorious than that of one hundred wells. A sacrifice is meritorious than the dedication of a tank. But (to beget a son) is inore meritorious than the celebration of sacrifices. Truth (however) is more meritorious than the birth of one hundred sons.
वरं कूपशताद् वापी वरं वापीशतात् क्रतुः। वरं क्रतुशतात् पुत्रः सत्यं पुत्रशताद् वरम्॥