Shloka 50
गोमूल्यनिर्णयः — The Determination of Value through the Cow
Nahuṣa–Cyavana Episode
योनिष्वेतासु सर्वासु संकीर्णास्वितरासु च । यत्रात्मानं न जनयेद् बुधस्तां परिवर्जयेत्
yoniṣv etāsu sarvāsu saṅkīrṇāsv itarāsu ca | yatrātmānaṃ na janayed budhas tāṃ parivarjayet ||
या सर्व संकीर्ण तसेच इतर नीच योन्यांमध्ये जिथे बुद्धिमान पुरुषाला स्वतःसारखा संततीरूप निर्माण करणे योग्य वाटत नाही, तिथे त्याने संतानोत्पत्ती करू नये; असे संबंध पूर्णतः वर्ज्य करावेत.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse advises restraint in procreation: a discerning person should avoid begetting children in unions or circumstances considered unfit, and should renounce such connections entirely.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma continues his dharma-instruction, laying down norms about conduct and social propriety; here he cautions against producing offspring in certain censured or mixed births/associations.