Shloka 6
Vītahavya’s Attainment of Brāhmaṇya (Vītahavya–Vipratva) | वीतहव्यस्य ब्राह्मण्यप्राप्तिः
तिर्यग्योनिगत: सर्वो मानुष्यं यदि गच्छति । स जायते पुल्कसो वा चण्डालो वाप्यसंशय:,'पशु-पक्षीकी योनिमें पड़े हुए सभी प्राणी यदि कभी मनुष्ययोनिमें जाते हैं तो पहले पुल्कस या चाण्डालके रूपमें जन्म लेते हैं--इसमें संशय नहीं है
tiryagyoni-gataḥ sarvo mānuṣyaṃ yadi gacchati | sa jāyate pulkaso vā caṇḍālo vāpy asaṃśayaḥ ||
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു— മൃഗപക്ഷികളുടെ തിര്യക്-യോനിയിൽ പതിച്ച ഏതൊരു ജീവിയും പിന്നീട് മനുഷ്യജന്മം പ്രാപിച്ചാൽ, അത് സംശയമില്ലാതെ ആദ്യം പുല്കശനോ ചാണ്ഡാലനോ ആയി ജനിക്കുന്നു.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a karmic gradation of rebirth: transition from animal/bird existence to human birth is depicted as occurring first through a low and stigmatized human condition, emphasizing that prior actions shape the quality and social circumstances of one’s next embodiment.
Bhīṣma is instructing (in a dharma-teaching context) about consequences of conduct across births, stating a rule-like assertion about how beings move from non-human wombs to human birth, using Pulkaśa and Caṇḍāla as illustrative categories.