The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.49.13

13.49.13

bhīṣma uvāca |
retajo vā bhavetputrastyakto vā kṣetrajo bhavet |
adhyūḍhaḥ samayaṃ bhittvetyetadeva nibodha me || 13 ||

"Bhishma said, 'His is the son from whose seed he has sprung. If, however, the owner of the seed abandons the son born of it, such a son then becomes his upon whose spouse he has been begotten. The same rule applies to the son called Adhyudha. He belongs to the person from whose seed he has taken his birth. If, however, the owner of the seed abandons him, he becomes the son of the husband of his mother. Know that even this is what the law declares.'