Shloka 9
अध्वर्यु–यति संवादः
Adhvaryu–Yati Dialogue on Svabhāva, Ahiṃsā, and Mokṣa
यो हास्य पार्थिवो भाग: पृथिवीं स गमिष्यति । यदस्य वारिजं किंचिदपस्तत् सम्प्रवेक्ष्यति
yo hāsya pārthivo bhāgaḥ pṛthivīṃ sa gamiṣyati | yad asya vārijaṃ kiñcid apas tat sampravekṣyati |
婆罗门说道：“此身之中，凡属地者，终将归地而融入大地；凡属水者，终将入水而归于水。由此可见，有身之众生不过是诸元素暂时和合，终必复归其本源，以此令心安住于离著与正见。”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The body is a composite of elements; at death its elemental parts return to their respective sources (earth to earth, water to water). This supports ethical steadiness through detachment from the perishable body and clearer discernment of what truly endures.
A Brahmin speaker explains the post-mortem dissolution of the body into elemental constituents, using it as instruction—typically to calm grief, correct attachment, and frame conduct in light of impermanence.