Shloka 20
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
मृतं शरीरं हि नृणां सूक्ष्ममव्यक्ततां गतम्
mṛtaṃ śarīraṃ hi nṛṇāṃ sūkṣmam avyaktatāṃ gatam
Denn wenn ein Mensch stirbt, geht der Leib wahrhaft in einen feinen, unmerklichen, unmanifesten Zustand über—dem gewöhnlichen Sehen und Greifen nicht mehr zugänglich.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that after death the body no longer remains in a gross, visible condition; it becomes subtle and unmanifest. This supports an ethical stance of non-attachment and clear discernment about the transient nature of embodied life.
Yudhiṣṭhira is speaking in a reflective, doctrinal context within the Anuśāsana Parva, invoking the nature of the body after death to ground a discussion on right understanding and conduct (dharma) in the face of mortality.