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Shloka 23

Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment

शरीरं च जहात्येवं निरुच्छवासश्व दृश्यते । स निरूष्मा निरुच्छवासो नि:श्रीको हतचेतन:

śarīraṃ ca jahāty evaṃ nirucchvāsaś ca dṛśyate | sa nirūṣmā nirucchvāso niḥśrīko hatacetanaḥ ||

ดังนี้สัตว์ผู้มีชีวิตย่อมละทิ้งกาย; แล้วกายนั้นก็ปรากฏนอนนิ่งไร้ลมหายใจ ปราศจากความอุ่นและลมปราณ ไร้รัศมี และเมื่อสติรู้ดับสิ้น ก็เหลือเพียงร่างไร้วิญญาณเท่านั้น

शरीरम्body
शरीरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशरीर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
जहातिabandons/leaves
जहाति:
TypeVerb
Rootहा
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
एवम्thus/in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
निरुच्छ्वासःwithout breath
निरुच्छ्वासः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिरुच्छ्वास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
दृश्यतेis seen/appears
दृश्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive
सःhe/that one
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निरूष्माwithout warmth/heat
निरूष्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिरूष्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निरुच्छ्वासःbreathless
निरुच्छ्वासः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिरुच्छ्वास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निःश्रीकःdevoid of splendor/beauty
निःश्रीकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिःश्रीक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हतचेतनःwith consciousness destroyed; insensible
हतचेतनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहतचेतन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

सिद्ध उवाच

Ś
śarīra (body)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the distinction between the living principle and the body: when life departs, the body becomes breathless, cold, and devoid of consciousness and luster. This supports dharmic reflection—reducing attachment, pride, and grief rooted in mere physicality.

A Siddha describes the observable signs of death: the body is abandoned, breath ceases, warmth disappears, radiance fades, and consciousness is no longer present—presented as a contemplative instruction within the Ashvamedhika Parva.