Shloka 1936
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
शरीरनिचयं ज्ञातुं बुद्धिस्तु मम जायते । युधिष्ठिरने पूछा--भगवन्! आपके मुँहसे मैंने धर्मयुक्त परम हितकर बात सुनी। अब शरीरकी स्थिति जाननेके लिये मेरा विचार हो रहा है
śarīra-nicayaṃ jñātuṃ buddhis tu mama jāyate |
शरीरनिचयं ज्ञातुं बुद्धिस्तु मम जायते। युधिष्ठिर उवाच—भगवन्! त्वन्मुखात् धर्मयुक्तां परमहितकरीं वाचं श्रुतवानस्मि। इदानीं शरीरस्य स्थितिं ज्ञातुं मे मतिरुत्पन्ना॥
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ethical and spiritual inquiry as grounded in discernment (buddhi): after hearing dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira turns to understanding the body’s compounded nature, a step that supports detachment, humility, and clearer moral judgment.
In the ongoing instruction on dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira, having listened to beneficial teachings, asks to be taught about the body—its constitution as an aggregate—signaling a shift from practical dharma to reflective, philosophical understanding.