Shloka 17
Kīṭopākhyāna: Prajā-pālana as Kṣatra-vrata and the Attainment of Brāhmaṇya
अनिष्ट सर्वभूतानां मरणं नाम भारत । मृत्युकाले हि भूतानां सद्यो जायति वेपथु:,भरतनन्दन! किसी भी प्राणीको मृत्यु अभीष्ट नहीं है; क्योंकि मृत्युकालमें सभी प्राणियोंका शरीर तुरंत काँप उठता है
aniṣṭaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ maraṇaṃ nāma bhārata | mṛtyukāle hi bhūtānāṃ sadyo jāyati vepathuḥ ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Wahai Bharata, kematian tidak diingini oleh semua makhluk. Kerana pada saat ajal, pada makhluk-makhluk itu serta-merta timbul getaran.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Death is naturally feared and unwanted by all beings; the involuntary trembling at the moment of death highlights universal vulnerability, urging ethical restraint and compassion in one’s conduct toward living creatures.
In Bhishma’s instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira in the Anuśāsana Parva, he emphasizes the common dread of death experienced by all beings, using the sign of bodily trembling at death to support a moral point about sensitivity to suffering.