Shloka 3
च्यवन-कुशिक-संवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Hospitality, Service, and Lineage Questions
भीष्म उवाच आत्मा पुत्रश्न विज्ञेयस्तस्यानन्तरजश्न यः । निरुक्तजश्न विज्ञेय: सुत: प्रसृतजस्तथा
bhīṣma uvāca ātmā putraḥ vijñeyaḥ tasyānantara-jaḥ yaḥ | nirukta-jaḥ vijñeyaḥ sutaḥ prasṛta-jaḥ tathā ||
毗湿摩说道：“应当把那名为‘无间生’（anantaraja）的儿子视作自身——他是不经第三者介入、唯由丈夫之种而生的。另有一种儿子称为‘明称生’（niruktaja）；又有称为‘散出生’（prasṛtaja）的儿子。（后两者被视为‘田生子’kṣetrajā 这一大类中的分支。）”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma outlines a dharma-based taxonomy of sons, emphasizing that the ‘anantaraja’ (aurasa) son—born solely from the husband’s seed without third-party involvement—should be regarded as one’s own self, while also acknowledging other recognized categories (niruktaja, prasritaja) within discussions of lineage and legal-ethical status.
In Anushasana Parva’s instructional setting, Bhishma is teaching norms of dharma concerning family and progeny, defining and ranking types of sons used in traditional legal-ethical discourse about lineage, rights, and social recognition.