Shloka 113
Putra-Bheda: Kṣetraja, Kṛtaka, Apasada, and Saṃskāra Determinations (पुत्रभेद-निर्णयः)
सम्मान्यमानाश्ैता हि सर्वकार्याण्यवाप्स्यथ । 'संतानकी उत्पत्ति, उत्पन्न हुए बालकका लालन-पालन तथा लोकयात्राका प्रसन्नतापूर्वक निर्वाह--इन सबको स्त्रियोंक ही अधीन समझो। यदि तुमलोग स्त्रियोंका सम्मान करोगे तो तुम्हारे सब कार्य सिद्ध होंगे”
sammānyamānāś ca etā hi sarvakāryāṇy avāpsyatha | santānakī utpattiḥ, utpannasya bālakasya lālana-pālanaṃ tathā lokayātrāyāḥ prasannatāpūrvakaṃ nirvāhaḥ—etān sarvān strīṇām eva adhīnaṃ manyadhvam | yadi yūyaṃ striyaḥ sammāniṣyatha tarhi yuṣmākaṃ sarvāṇi kāryāṇi siddhyanti ||
Bhīṣma said: If you honor these women, you will attain success in all your undertakings. Know that the begetting of offspring, the nurturing and protection of the child once born, and the smooth, contented conduct of household and social life—all these depend upon women. Therefore, if you show women due respect, all your aims and duties will be fulfilled.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that honoring women is a practical and ethical duty: family continuity, child-rearing, and the harmonious functioning of worldly/household life depend upon women; therefore respect toward them leads to success in one’s undertakings.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he emphasizes the social and moral importance of women within household and societal life, urging respectful conduct as a means to stability and accomplishment.