Shloka 8
Putra-Bheda: Kṣetraja, Kṛtaka, Apasada, and Saṃskāra Determinations (पुत्रभेद-निर्णयः)
स्त्रिय: पुंसां परिददे मनुर्जिगमिषुर्दिवम् । अबला: स्वल्पकौपीना: सुहृद: सत्यजिष्णव:
striyaḥ puṁsāṁ paridadhe manur jigamiṣur divam | abalāḥ svalpakaupīnāḥ suhṛdaḥ satyajiṣṇavaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“当摩奴将要升往天界之时，他把妇女托付给男子照护。他宣示：妇女形体柔弱，却能以少为足；天性怀善，乐于成就他人；并志在征服真理之界——即笃守真实（satya）。因此，她们堪受敬礼。男子当尊重并护持妇女，因为社会的安宁与达摩的成就，皆系于她们。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames honoring and safeguarding women as a dharmic obligation: since women are portrayed as vulnerable yet benevolent and truth-oriented, society’s moral order is upheld when men treat them with respect and responsible care.
Bhishma recounts a traditional account: as Manu prepares to ascend to heaven, he formally entrusts women to men, giving a normative instruction that women should be honored and protected as part of righteous social conduct.