Shloka 113
Putra-Bheda: Kṣetraja, Kṛtaka, Apasada, and Saṃskāra Determinations (पुत्रभेद-निर्णयः)
सम्मान्यमानाश्ैता हि सर्वकार्याण्यवाप्स्यथ । 'संतानकी उत्पत्ति, उत्पन्न हुए बालकका लालन-पालन तथा लोकयात्राका प्रसन्नतापूर्वक निर्वाह--इन सबको स्त्रियोंक ही अधीन समझो। यदि तुमलोग स्त्रियोंका सम्मान करोगे तो तुम्हारे सब कार्य सिद्ध होंगे”
sammānyamānāś ca etā hi sarvakāryāṇy avāpsyatha | santānakī utpattiḥ, utpannasya bālakasya lālana-pālanaṃ tathā lokayātrāyāḥ prasannatāpūrvakaṃ nirvāhaḥ—etān sarvān strīṇām eva adhīnaṃ manyadhvam | yadi yūyaṃ striyaḥ sammāniṣyatha tarhi yuṣmākaṃ sarvāṇi kāryāṇi siddhyanti ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Jika kamu memuliakan wanita-wanita ini, kamu akan mencapai kejayaan dalam segala usaha. Ketahuilah bahawa kelahiran zuriat, pemeliharaan dan perlindungan anak yang telah lahir, serta kelancaran dan ketenteraman perjalanan hidup rumah tangga dan masyarakat—semuanya bergantung pada wanita. Oleh itu, jika kamu menunjukkan penghormatan yang wajar kepada wanita, segala tujuan dan kewajipanmu akan terlaksana.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that honoring women is a practical and ethical duty: family continuity, child-rearing, and the harmonious functioning of worldly/household life depend upon women; therefore respect toward them leads to success in one’s undertakings.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he emphasizes the social and moral importance of women within household and societal life, urging respectful conduct as a means to stability and accomplishment.