Shloka 44
गोमूल्यनिर्णयः — The Determination of Value through the Cow
Nahuṣa–Cyavana Episode
कुले स्रोतसि संच्छन्ने यस्य स्थाद् योनिसंकर: । संश्रयत्येव तच्छीलं नरोडल्पमथवा बहु
kule srotasi saṁchannē yasya sthād yonisaṅkaraḥ | saṁśrayatyeva tacchīlaṁ naro 'lpam athavā bahu ||
毗湿摩说：纵然家族血脉的源流被遮蔽，外人无从得知谁属何族、谁由谁之种而生；然而出自杂乱混合之结合（saṅkara-yoni，杂婚之胎）的人，终究会承袭其父之性情，或少或多，皆不可免。其旨在于：隐秘的出身并不能抹去遗传的倾向；故当谨慎于行止、婚姻之法度，并守护家系与品性。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That concealed lineage does not prevent inherited dispositions from manifesting; therefore dharmic society emphasizes responsible unions and cultivation of character, since tendencies linked to parentage can appear even when origins are not publicly known.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma (Anushasana Parva), he explains to the listener that mixed or uncertain birth (yoni-saṅkara) still shows traces of paternal nature, using this to underscore the importance of safeguarding lineage and ethical conduct.