Shloka 113
Putra-Bheda: Kṣetraja, Kṛtaka, Apasada, and Saṃskāra Determinations (पुत्रभेद-निर्णयः)
सम्मान्यमानाश्ैता हि सर्वकार्याण्यवाप्स्यथ । 'संतानकी उत्पत्ति
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 berkata: “Jika kalian menghormati para perempuan ini, kalian akan meraih keberhasilan dalam segala urusan. Ketahuilah: lahirnya keturunan, pemeliharaan dan perlindungan anak yang telah lahir, serta jalannya kehidupan rumah tangga dan sosial dengan tenteram dan gembira—semuanya bergantung pada perempuan. Karena itu, bila kalian memberi hormat yang semestinya kepada perempuan, semua tujuan dan kewajiban kalian akan terpenuhi.”
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.