Shloka 145
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
Devanagari script
अर्थयुकत्या हि जायन्ते पिता माता सुतस्तथा
Transliteration
arthayuktyā hi jāyante pitā mātā sutastathā
Translation
毗湿摩说：“确实，凭借目的与利益之理，才有父、母以及同样的子之名分——意在说明：这些关系不应仅以出生血缘来理解，更应以其所当成就的责任与旨趣来衡量。”
Word by Word
अर्थयुक्त्याby/through reasoning (logical argument)
अर्थयुक्त्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थयुक्ति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
जायन्तेare born / come into being
जायन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPresent, Atmanepada, Third, Plural
पिताfather
पिता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
माताmother
माता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सुतःson/child
सुतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाlikewise/so too
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaF
fatherM
motherS
sonCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma emphasizes that family identities (father, mother, son) are not only biological labels; they are validated and made meaningful through artha-yukti—purposeful reasoning and the fulfillment of the duties and aims proper to each role.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct. This line occurs within a didactic discussion where Bhīṣma frames social and familial relations in terms of their ethical function and intended purpose.