Shloka 14
अध्वर्यु–यति संवादः
Adhvaryu–Yati Dialogue on Svabhāva, Ahiṃsā, and Mokṣa
प्राणा अप्यस्य छागस्य प्रापितास्ते स्वयोनिषु । शरीरं केवल शिष्ट निश्चेष्टमिति मे मति:
prāṇā apy asya chāgasya prāpitās te svayoniṣu | śarīraṃ kevalaśiṣṭaṃ niśceṣṭam iti me matiḥ ||
Sinabi ng brahmana: “Maging ang mga hiningang-buhay ng kambing na ito ay naibalik na sa kani-kanilang pinagmulan. Sa aking paghatol, wala nang natitira ngayon kundi ang katawan lamang—naiwang walang galaw.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that life is not merely the physical body: when the prāṇas are withdrawn or resolved back into their sources, what remains is an inert body. Ethically, it stresses the seriousness of actions that extinguish vitality—treating a living being as reducible to matter is a grave moral concern.
A brāhmaṇa observes that the goat’s vital functions have been made to merge back into their respective origins, implying the goat has effectively been deprived of life. He concludes that only the motionless body remains, marking a moment of judgment and moral reflection within the episode.