Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 20
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
मृतं शरीरं हि नृणां सूक्ष्ममव्यक्ततां गतम्
mṛtaṃ śarīraṃ hi nṛṇāṃ sūkṣmam avyaktatāṃ gatam
Kapag namatay ang tao, ang katawan ay tunay na napapasa sa isang maselang, di-maaninag at di-nahahayag na kalagayan—hindi na maaabot ng karaniwang paningin o paghawak.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that after death the body no longer remains in a gross, visible condition; it becomes subtle and unmanifest. This supports an ethical stance of non-attachment and clear discernment about the transient nature of embodied life.
Yudhiṣṭhira is speaking in a reflective, doctrinal context within the Anuśāsana Parva, invoking the nature of the body after death to ground a discussion on right understanding and conduct (dharma) in the face of mortality.