Shloka 10
जनक–पराशर संवादः — वर्ण-गोत्र-धर्मविचारः
Janaka–Parāśara: Varṇa, Gotra, and Dharma Inquiry
शब्दश्रोत्रे तथा खानि त्रयमाकाशयोनिजम् । रस: स्नेहश्न जिह्ना च अपामेते गुणा: स्मृता:
śabdaśrotre tathā khāni trayam ākāśayonijam | rasaḥ snehaś ca jihvā ca apām ete guṇāḥ smṛtāḥ ||
ビーシュマは身と世界の元素的構成を説く。「音（śabda）、聴覚器官（śrotra）、そして身体の諸孔——この三つは虚空（ākāśa）より生ずると言われる。同様に、味（rasa）、潤い・流動性（sneha）、そして舌（jihvā）——この三つは水（ap）の相（しるし）と働きとして記憶される。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That sensory qualities and organs correspond to specific elements: ākāśa is characterized by sound and gives rise to hearing and bodily apertures, while water is characterized by taste and moisture and is linked with the tongue. This frames embodiment as an ordered system useful for self-knowledge and detachment.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and allied philosophical topics. Here he is presenting an elemental analysis (bhūta-guṇa/indriya mapping) as part of a broader teaching on understanding the body, perception, and the constituents of experience.