Shloka 36
Bhṛgu–Bharadvāja-saṃvāda: Vānaprastha-parivrājaka-ācāra, Abhaya-dharma, and Lokānāṃ Vibhāga (Śānti-parva 185)
उष्ण: शीत: सुखो दुःख: स्निग्थो विशद एव च,उष्ण, शीत, सुख, दुःख, स्निग्ध, विशद, खर, मृदु, रूक्ष, हलका, भारी और अधिक भारी--इस प्रकार वायु-सम्बन्धी स्पर्श गुणके बारह भेद कहे जाते हैं
bharadvāja uvāca | uṣṇaḥ śītaḥ sukho duḥkhaḥ snigdho viśada eva ca | kharaḥ mṛduḥ rūkṣaḥ laghuḥ bhārī ati-bhārī ca | iti vāyu-sambandhī sparśa-guṇānāṃ dvādaśa bhedāḥ kathyante ||
婆罗多婆阇说道：“热与冷，安适与痛苦，润泽与澄明；又有粗涩与柔软，干燥，轻，重，以及极重——这些被教导为与风大（Vāyu）相应的十二种触觉性质。能辨别这些所感之相，便能不迷乱地观照身与世，并在乐与苦之间培育安定。”
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse classifies twelve touch-based qualities (sparśa-guṇas) attributed to the air element—hot/cold, pleasant/painful, unctuous/clear, rough/soft, dry, light, heavy, and very heavy—encouraging discernment of sensory experience so one can remain steady and not be ruled by shifting bodily sensations.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Bharadvāja is explaining a doctrinal taxonomy of sense qualities. He enumerates the varieties of tactile experience as part of a broader teaching on elements, perception, and disciplined understanding.