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 berkata: “Di sini pula satu golongan campuran ditunjukkan secara khusus. Sesungguhnya, dalam uraian inilah keenam ‘apadhvaṃsaja’ (keturunan dari percampuran yang dianggap sejalan/anudah) telah dicatat. Sekarang dengarkan ketika aku menjelaskan ‘apasada’—mereka yang lahir dari percampuran dalam urutan terbalik (pratiloma).”
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.