 | Book 13 Chapter 49
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | brūhi putrān kuruśreṣṭha varṇānāṃ tvaṃ pṛthak pṛthak
kīdṛśyāṃ kīdṛśāś cāpi putrāḥ kasya ca ke ca te
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| 2 | vipravādāḥ subahuśaḥ śrūyante putrakāritāḥ
atra no muhyatāṃ rājan saṃśayaṃ chettum arhasi
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| 3 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 3 | ātmā putras tu vijñeyas tasyānantarajaś ca yaḥ
niyuktajaś ca vijñeyaḥ sutaḥ prasṛtajas tathā
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| 4 | patitasya ca bhāryāyāṃ bhartrā susamavetayā
tathā dattakṛtau putrāv adhyūḍhaś ca tathāparaḥ
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| 5 | ṣaḍ apadhvaṃsajāś cāpi kānīnāpasadās tathā
ity ete te samākhyātās tān vijānīhi bhārata
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| 6 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 6 | ṣaḍ apadhvaṃsajāḥ ke syuḥ ke vāpy apasadās tathā
etat sarvaṃ yathātattvaṃ vyākhyātuṃ me tvam arhasi
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| 7 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 7 | triṣu varṇeṣu ye putrā brāhmaṇasya yudhiṣṭhira
varṇayoś ca dvayoḥ syātāṃ yau rājanyasya bhārata
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| 8 | eko dvivarṇa evātha tathātraivopalakṣitaḥ
ṣaḍ apadhvaṃsajās te hi tathaivāpasadāñ śṛṇu
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| 9 | caṇḍālo vrātyavenau ca brāhmaṇyāṃ kṣatriyāsu ca
vaiśyāyāṃ caiva śūdrasya lakṣyante 'pasadās trayaḥ
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| 10 | māgadho vāmakaś caiva dvau vaiśyasyopalakṣitau
brāhmaṇyāṃ kṣatriyāyāṃ ca kṣatriyasyaika eva tu
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| 11 | brāhmaṇyāṃ lakṣyate sūta ity ete 'pasadāḥ smṛtāḥ
putrareto na śakyaṃ hi mithyā kartuṃ narādhipa
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| 12 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 12 | kṣetrajaṃ ke cid evāhuḥ sutaṃ ke cit tu śukrajam
tulyāv etau sutau kasya tan me brūhi pitāmaha
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| 13 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 13 | retajo vā bhavet putras tyakto vā kṣetrajo bhavet
adhyūḍhaḥ samayaṃ bhittvety etad eva nibodha me
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| 14 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 14 | retojaṃ vidma vai putraṃ kṣetrajasyāgamaḥ katham
adhyūḍhaṃ vidma vai putraṃ hitvā ca samayaṃ katham
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| 15 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 15 | ātmajaṃ putram utpādya yas tyajet kāraṇāntare
na tatra kāraṇaṃ retaḥ sa kṣetrasvāmino bhavet
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| 16 | putrakāmo hi putrārthe yāṃ vṛṇīte viśāṃ pate
tatra kṣetraṃ pramāṇaṃ syān na vai tatrātmajaḥ sutaḥ
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| 17 | anyatra kṣetrajaḥ putro lakṣyate bharatarṣabha
na hy ātmā śakyate hantuṃ dṛṣṭāntopagato hy asau
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| 18 | kaś cic ca kṛtakaḥ putraḥ saṃgrahād eva lakṣyate
na tatra retaḥ kṣetraṃ vā pramāṇaṃ syād yudhiṣṭhira
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| 19 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 19 | kīdṛśaḥ kṛtakaḥ putraḥ saṃgrahād eva lakṣyate
śukraṃ kṣetraṃ pramāṇaṃ vā yatra lakṣyeta bhārata
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| 20 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 20 | mātāpitṛbhyāṃ saṃtyaktaṃ pathi yaṃ tu pralakṣayet
na cāsya mātāpitarau jñāyete sa hi kṛtrimaḥ
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| 21 | asvāmikasya svāmitvaṃ yasmin saṃpratilakṣayet
savarṇas taṃ ca poṣeta savarṇas tasya jāyate
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| 22 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 22 | katham asya prayoktavyaḥ saṃskāraḥ kasya vā katham
deyā kanyā kathaṃ ceti tan me brūhi pitāmaha
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| 23 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 23 | ātmavat tasya kurvīta saṃskāraṃ svāmivat tathā
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| 24 | tyakto mātāpitṛbhyāṃ yaḥ savarṇaṃ pratipadyate
tad gotravarṇatas tasya kuryāt saṃskāram acyuta
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| 25 | atha deyā tu kanyā syāt tadvarṇena yudhiṣṭhira
saṃskartuṃ mātṛgotraṃ ca mātṛvarṇaviniścaye
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| 26 | kānīnādhyūḍhajau cāpi vijñeyau putrakilbiṣau
tāv api svāv iva sutau saṃskāryāv iti niścayaḥ
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| 27 | kṣetrajo vāpy apasado ye 'dhyūḍhās teṣu cāpy atha
ātmavad vai prayuñjīran saṃskāraṃ brāhmaṇādayaḥ
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| 28 | dharmaśāstreṣu varṇānāṃ niścayo 'yaṃ pradṛśyate
etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi
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