Shloka 4
Putra-Bheda: Kṣetraja, Kṛtaka, Apasada, and Saṃskāra Determinations (पुत्रभेद-निर्णयः)
यदि वै स्त्री न रोचेत पुमांसं न प्रमोदयेत् । अप्रमोदात् पुन: पुंस: प्रजनो न प्रवर्धते
yadi vai strī na roceta pumāṁsaṁ na pramodayet | apramodāt punaḥ puṁsaḥ prajano na pravardhate ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Kung ang babae ay hindi nasisiyahan sa lalaki at hindi niya ito napapasaya, kung gayon dahil sa kakulangan ng pagkalugod na kapwa nararamdaman, hindi uunlad ang lahi ng lalaki.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That progeny and family continuity are supported by mutual liking and emotional concord between spouses; when affection and delight are absent, the flourishing of offspring is said to be hindered.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, including norms of household life; here he comments on marital compatibility and its perceived effect on the growth of progeny.