Shloka 4
Utkramaṇa-sthāna and Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇa: Yājñavalkya’s Instruction on Departure Pathways and Mortality Signs
रत्यर्थमभिसम्बन्धादन्योन्यगुणसंश्रयात् । ऋतोौ निर्वर्त्यते रूपं तद् वक्ष्यामि निदर्शनम्,जब स्त्री ऋतुमती होती है, उस समय रतिके लिये पुरुषके साथ उसका सम्बन्ध होनेसे दोनोंके गुणोंका मिश्रण होनेपर शरीरकी उत्पत्ति होती है। शरीरमें पुरुष अर्थात् पिताके जो गुण हैं तथा माताके जो गुण हैं, उन्हें मैं दृष्टान्तके तौरपर बता रहा हूँ। हड्डी, स्नायु और मज्जा--इन््हें मैं पितासे प्राप्त हुए गुण समझता हूँ तथा त्वचा, मांस और रक्त-ये मातासे पैदा हुए गुण हैं, ऐसा मैंने सुना है। द्विजश्रेष्ठ। यही बात वेद और शास्त्रमें भी पढ़ी जाती है
Janaka uvāca: ratyartham abhisambandhād anyonya-guṇa-saṁśrayāt | ṛtau nirvartyate rūpaṁ tad vakṣyāmi nidarśanam ||
Janaka disse: “Da união realizada por prazer sexual e da interdependência e mistura das qualidades dos pais, forma-se um corpo quando a mulher está em sua estação fértil. Explicarei isso por meio de um exemplo—como se entende que as qualidades do pai e da mãe aparecem no corpo, conforme ensinam o Veda e os śāstras.”
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Janaka teaches that the embodied form arises through parental union at the proper fertile time, and that the child’s body is understood as reflecting a blending of the parents’ qualities, a view he frames as supported by Vedic and śāstric tradition.
In a didactic exchange within Śānti Parva, King Janaka speaks as a teacher, introducing an explanatory ‘illustration’ about how conception and bodily formation are traditionally described, grounding his account in scriptural authority.