Shloka 9
Ācāra-vidhi (Rules of Conduct) — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Catalogue
धातुष्वग्निस्तु विततः समानेन समीरित: । रसान् धातूंशच दोषांश्व वर्तयग्नवतिष्ठते
dhātuṣv agnis tu vitataḥ samānena samīritaḥ | rasān dhātūṃś ca doṣāṃś ca vartayann avatiṣṭhate śarīrake ||
婆罗陀婆阇说道：遍布于身体诸“界”（诸构成要素）之中的身火，由名为“萨玛那”（Samāna）的生命之风所鼓动而运行。它安住于体内，调理体液、组织与诸“多沙”（doṣa，体液失衡之因，如痰等），使其各得其正。此教法以明了身体有序之过程为内修之基：平衡与正当调摄，被宣示为安康与达摩中坚住不动的根本。
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the body’s metabolic ‘fire’ (agni) pervades all bodily constituents and is driven by Samāna-vāyu; together they regulate fluids (rasa), tissues (dhātus), and humors (doṣas). The ethical implication is that steadiness in life and dharma depends on inner balance and proper regulation rather than excess or disorder.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Bharadvāja explains a doctrine of the body’s inner workings—how agni and the vital wind Samāna maintain physiological order—within a broader discourse aimed at peace, restraint, and right living after the war.