The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.49.1

13.49.1

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
brūhi putrānkuruśreṣṭha varṇānāṃ tvaṃ pṛthakpṛthak |
kīdṛśyāṃ kīdṛśāścāpi putrāḥ kasya ca ke ca te || 1 ||

"Yudhishthira said, 'Do thou discourse to us, O sire, upon the orders and classes separately, upon different kinds of sons begotten upon different types of women, upon the person entitled to have them as sons, and upon their status in life. It is known that disputes frequently arise with respect to sons. It behoveth thee, O king, to solve the doubts that have taken possession of our minds. Indeed, we are stupefied with respect to this subject.'