Shloka 1
Dāyavibhāga (Inheritance Apportionment) and Household Precedence — Dialogue of Yudhiṣṭhira and Bhīṣma
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके २ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल २९ श्लोक हैं) ऑपनआक्राता छा अर: चतुश्नत्वारिशो< ध्याय: कन्या-विवाहके सम्बन्धमें पात्रविषयक विभिन्न विचार युधिछिर उवाच यन्मूलं सर्वधधर्माणां स्वजनस्य गृहस्य च । पितृदेवातिथीनां च तनमे ब्रूहि पितामह
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | yan-mūlaṃ sarva-dharmāṇāṃ sva-janasya gṛhasya ca | pitṛ-devātithīnāṃ ca tan me brūhi pitāmaha ||
Yudhiṣṭhira disse: “Avô, por favor, fala-me sobre o ato de dar uma donzela em casamento—ato tido como a raiz de todo dharma, o fundamento do parentesco e do lar, e a base que sustenta a honra aos ancestrais, aos deuses e aos hóspedes.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames kanyādāna (giving a daughter in marriage) as a pivotal dharmic act that stabilizes household life and enables the ongoing duties owed to ancestors, gods, and guests—i.e., the moral-ritual economy of the gṛhastha stage.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully questions Bhīṣma, seeking guidance on the principles and proper considerations surrounding a maiden’s marriage and the dharmic significance of kanyādāna.