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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 ||

నాభికి క్రింద పక్వాశయము, నాభికి పైగా ఆమాశయము స్థితమై ఉన్నాయి; నాభి మధ్యభాగంలో శరీర సంబంధమైన సమస్త ప్రాణములు ప్రతిష్ఠితమై ఉంటాయి.

पक्वाशयःthe large intestine (pakvāśaya)
पक्वाशयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपक्वाशय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अधःbelow
अधः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधः
नाभ्याfrom the navel
नाभ्या:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि
FormFeminine, Ablative, Singular
ऊर्ध्वम्above/upwards
ऊर्ध्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊर्ध्व
आमाशयःthe stomach (āmāśaya)
आमाशयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआमाशय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्थितःis situated/placed
स्थितः:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
नाभि-मध्येin the middle of the navel
नाभि-मध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि-मध्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
शरीरस्यof the body
शरीरस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootशरीर
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्राणाःvital airs/breaths
प्राणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
संस्थिताःare established/located
संस्थिताः:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle) with सम्-

भरद्वाज उवाच

B
Bharadvāja
N
nābhi (navel)
P
pakvāśaya (lower digestive receptacle)
Ā
āmāśaya (stomach)
P
prāṇa (vital airs)

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.