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धेनुर्धात्री तथा पॄथ्वी सप्तैता मातर: स्मॄत: ||

हमारी मां (यानी जन्म देने वाला कोई), गुरु (शिक्षक) की पत्नी, ब्राह्मण की पत्नी, राजा की पत्नी, गाय, भरण पोषन करनेवाली  और  पृथ्वी हमारी मां हैं।

Our own mother (i.e. one who gives birth), guru's (teacher's) wife, wife of a brahmin, wife of a king, cow, nurse and the earth are our mothers.

The word 'mother' indicates respect we have about somebody. Here, subhashitkar says that we have seven mothers i.e. we should have respect to all listed in the subhashita.