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 ||
婆罗门说道：“连这山羊的生命之气也已被引回各自的本源。依我之见，如今所剩不过是它的躯体——被遗下，毫无动静。”
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The verse highlights that life is not merely the physical body: when the prāṇas are withdrawn or resolved back into their sources, what remains is an inert body.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.