Shloka 6
Utkramaṇa-sthāna and Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇa: Yājñavalkya’s Instruction on Departure Pathways and Mortality Signs
त्वड्मांसं शोणितं चेति मातृजान्यपि शुश्रुम । एवमेतद् द्विजश्रेष्ठ वेदे शास्त्रे च पठ्यते
tvag-māṁsaṁ śoṇitaṁ ceti mātṛjāny api śuśruma | evam etad dvijaśreṣṭha vede śāstre ca paṭhyate ||
ଜନକ କହିଲେ—ତ୍ୱକ୍, ମାଂସ ଓ ରକ୍ତ—ଏଗୁଡ଼ିକ ମଧ୍ୟ ମାତୃଜ ବୋଲି ମୁଁ ଶୁଣିଛି। ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ଏହି ମତ ହିଁ ବେଦ ଓ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରରେ ପଢ଼ାଯାଏ।
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Janaka affirms a traditional, scripturally grounded account of bodily constituents, stating that skin, flesh, and blood are regarded as maternal in origin, and that this view is supported by Vedic and śāstric recitation.
In a didactic exchange in the Śānti Parva, King Janaka addresses a learned ‘dvijaśreṣṭha’ and cites what he has heard from authoritative sources (Veda and śāstra) about the origins of bodily elements, continuing a broader discussion on the nature of the body and inherited qualities.