Shloka 4
Putra-Bheda: Kṣetraja, Kṛtaka, Apasada, and Saṃskāra Determinations (पुत्रभेद-निर्णयः)
यदि वै स्त्री न रोचेत पुमांसं न प्रमोदयेत् । अप्रमोदात् पुन: पुंस: प्रजनो न प्रवर्धते
yadi vai strī na roceta pumāṁsaṁ na pramodayet | apramodāt punaḥ puṁsaḥ prajano na pravardhate ||
ভীষ্ম বললেন—যদি স্ত্রী পুরুষকে মনঃপূত না মনে করে এবং তাকে আনন্দিত না করে, তবে সেই পারস্পরিক অনানন্দের ফলে পুরুষের সন্তান-পরম্পরা বৃদ্ধি পায় না।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That progeny and family continuity are supported by mutual liking and emotional concord between spouses; when affection and delight are absent, the flourishing of offspring is said to be hindered.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, including norms of household life; here he comments on marital compatibility and its perceived effect on the growth of progeny.