Shloka 33
Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)
विचित्रवीर्यों ब्रह्मर्षे तथा मेडवरज: सुत: । यथैव पितृतो भीष्मस्तथा त्वमपि मातृत:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
vicitravīryo brahmarṣe tathā meḍhāvarajaḥ sutaḥ |
yathaiva pitṛto bhīṣmas tathā tvam api mātṛtaḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「おおブラフマリシよ、ヴィチトラヴィールヤは我が末子であった。ビーシュマが父方の兄であるように、あなたも母方の兄である。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms that kinship and the resulting obligations are valid through both paternal and maternal lines. Ethically, it supports the idea that rights and duties in a family are not exclusively ‘from the father’; the mother’s relation also establishes real brotherhood and responsibility.
A speaker (reported by Vaiśampāyana) identifies Vicitravīrya as the youngest son and clarifies relationships: Bhīṣma is Vicitravīrya’s brother through their father, and the addressed person is likewise Vicitravīrya’s brother through their mother. This framing is used to justify expectations of familial duty based on shared parentage.