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 ||
Bharadvāja nói: Dưới rốn là pakvāśaya (khoang tiêu hóa phần dưới), và phía trên là āmāśaya (dạ dày). Tại vùng rốn trong thân thể, mọi luồng khí sinh mệnh đều an lập.
भरद्वाज उवाच
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.