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 ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Si une femme ne trouve pas un homme à son gré et ne le réjouit pas, alors, faute de cette joie partagée, la descendance de l’homme ne s’épanouit pas.»
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.