Shloka 14
Ācāra-vidhi (Rules of Conduct) — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Catalogue
पकक््वाशयस्त्वधो नाभ्यामूर्थ्यमामाशय: स्थित: । नाभिमध्ये शरीरस्य सर्वे प्राणाश्ष॒ संस्थिता:,नाभिसे नीचे पक्क्वाशय और ऊपर आमाशय स्थित है तथा नाभिके मध्यभागमें शरीरसम्बन्धी सभी प्राण स्थित हैं
pakvāśayas tv adho nābhyām ūrdhvam āmāśayaḥ sthitaḥ | nābhimadhye śarīrasya sarve prāṇāḥ saṃsthitāḥ ||
નાભિની નીચે પક્વાશય અને ઉપર આમાશય સ્થિત છે; તેમજ નાભિના મધ્યભાગમાં શરીરના સર્વ પ્રાણ પ્રતિષ્ઠિત છે.
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches an ordered understanding of the body: digestive organs have specific locations relative to the navel, and the navel-region is presented as a central seat of the vital airs (prāṇas). Such knowledge supports disciplined conduct and yogic/ethical self-regulation.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Bharadvāja is explaining bodily structure and the placement of vital functions, as part of a broader discourse on inner discipline and the foundations for right living.