Shloka 8
अम्बा-शाल्वसंवादः | Amba’s Appeal to Śālva and His Refusal
तस्य दारक्रियां तात चिकीर्षुरहमप्युत । अनुरूपादिव कुलादित्येव च मनो दथे,तात! तब मैंने अपने योग्य कुलसे कन्या लाकर उनका विवाह करनेका निश्चय किया
tasya dārakriyāṃ tāta cikīrṣur aham apy uta | anurūpād iva kulād ity eva ca mano dadhe, tāta ||
កូនអើយ! បន្ទាប់មក ខ្ញុំមានបំណងធ្វើពិធីអាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍របស់ព្រះអង្គ ដូច្នេះខ្ញុំបានសម្រេចក្នុងចិត្តថា នឹងនាំកូនស្រីមកពីវង្សកុលដែលសមស្របនឹងព្រះអង្គ។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a guardian’s dharma: to ensure proper marital rites and to seek an appropriate match, emphasizing responsibility, suitability (anurūpatā), and thoughtful resolve rather than impulsive action.
Bhīṣma narrates that he formed the intention to arrange a marriage for him (the concerned prince/ward), deciding to bring a bride from a fitting lineage, indicating the start of marriage negotiations/arrangements.