Shloka 38
Haṃsa–Sādhya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dama, Kṣamā and the Discipline of Speech
रक्तमूत्रपुरीषाणां दोषाणां संचयांस्तथा । शरीरं दोषबहुलं दृष्टवा चैव विमुच्यते
bhīṣma uvāca | raktamūtrapurīṣāṇāṃ doṣāṇāṃ saṃcayāṃs tathā | śarīraṃ doṣabahulaṃ dṛṣṭvā caiva vimucyate ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Ce corps est un réceptacle d’impuretés : s’y amassent le sang, l’urine, les excréments et bien d’autres souillures. Celui qui le voit et le comprend en vérité s’en détache, et par cette claire vision est délivré.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
By contemplating the body as a composite and impurity-laden vessel (blood, urine, feces, and other defects), one weakens attachment and pride in the body; this clear seeing supports dispassion (vairāgya) and leads toward liberation (mokṣa).
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira with a contemplative teaching: recognize the body’s true nature to cultivate detachment and freedom from bondage.