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Shloka 31

गोमूल्यनिर्णयः — The Determination of Value through the Cow

Nahuṣa–Cyavana Episode

यद्च्छयोपसम्पन्नैर्यज्ञसा धुबहिष्कृतै: । बाह्या बाह्ौौश्व जायन्ते यथावृत्ति यथाश्रयम्‌

yadṛcchayopasampannair yajñasādhubahiṣkṛtaiḥ | bāhyā bāhyauś ca jāyante yathāvṛtti yathāśrayam ||

قال بهيشما: «مِن أولئك الذين تدفعهم الأهواء فيقترنون بنساءٍ من فَرْناتٍ أخرى دون اعتبارٍ للمولد واللياقة، ومِن الذين يُقصَون عن حقوق اليَجْنَة ويُبعَدون عن صحبة الأخيار—لا يخرج إلا أناسٌ من خارج النظام وجماعاتٌ منبوذة. ثم إن تلك الذرية المختلطة تتخذ سُبُلَ معيشةٍ شتى وتلتمس السند حيث يوافق ميلها، عاملةً بحسب عاداتها وأحوالها لا بحسب الدَّرْمَة المقررة.»

यदृच्छयाby chance; at random; as one pleases
यदृच्छया:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदृच्छा
उपसम्पन्नैःendowed/possessed (with)
उपसम्पन्नैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootउपसम्पन्न
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
यज्ञैःwith sacrifices; by sacrifices
यज्ञैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
साधुभिःby the good/virtuous (men)
साधुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसाधु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
बहिष्कृतैःexcluded; ostracized
बहिष्कृतैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबहिष्कृत
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
बाह्याःoutsiders; outcast
बाह्याः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबाह्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
बाहुषुin the arms
बाहुषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
जायन्तेare born; arise
जायन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada
यथाas; according to
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
वृत्तिम्occupation; livelihood; conduct
वृत्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
यथाas; according to
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
आश्रयम्support; refuge; dependence
आश्रयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
Y
yajña (sacrifice)
S
sādhu (the virtuous)

Educational Q&A

Bhishma links social and ritual exclusion to disregard for prescribed marital and ethical norms, stating that unions formed merely by personal whim and outside accepted dharma lead to socially marginal offspring who then live by varied, self-chosen livelihoods and supports.

In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma continues instructing Yudhishthira on dharma. Here he comments on the outcomes of improper inter-varṇa unions and the resulting communities’ social position, occupations, and dependence, framing it as a consequence of being barred from yajña and from the company of the righteous.