Shloka 8
च्यवन-कुशिक-संवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Hospitality, Service, and Lineage Questions
एको विड्वर्ण एवाथ तथात्रैवोपलक्षित: । षडपध्वंसजास्ते हि तथैवासपदान् शृणु
eko viḍvarṇa evātha tathātraivopalakṣitaḥ | ṣaḍapadhvaṃsajāste hi tathaivāsapadān śṛṇu ||
Bhīṣma said: “Here, too, a single mixed class is specifically indicated. Indeed, these are the six ‘apadhvaṃsaja’—offspring from mixed unions in the accepted order—set forth in this very discussion. Now listen as I describe the ‘apasada’, those born from unions in the reverse order.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma frames a dharma-oriented taxonomy of birth from mixed unions: he notes six ‘apadhvaṃsaja’ types already identified in the discussion and then transitions to ‘apasada’ (reverse-order) offspring, emphasizing social-ethical categorization as part of normative instruction.
In his instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīṣma summarizes that the six mixed-union categories have been pointed out in this section and announces the next topic: the description of ‘apasada’ (pratiloma) offspring.