Shloka 68
Āṇīmāṇḍavya–Upākhyāna
The Account of Āṇīmāṇḍavya and the Birth of Vidura
एवमेतन्मनुष्येषु तच्च सर्वप्रजास्विति,“इस प्रकार संतानका महत्त्व जैसा मनुष्योंमें मान्य है, उसी प्रकार अन्य सब प्राणियोंमें भी है
evam etan manuṣyeṣu tac ca sarva-prajāsv iti |
ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า “ในหมู่มนุษย์เป็นเช่นนี้ฉันใด ในหมู่สรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวงก็เป็นฉันนั้น”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the importance of progeny/continuity is a universal norm: what humans regard as significant regarding offspring and continuation of the line is likewise true across all living beings, reflecting a shared dharmic-natural order.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, affirms a general principle in the course of the Adi Parva’s discussions on lineage and continuation of families: he states that the same rule recognized among humans applies to all creatures.