Shloka 41
Śrī–Indra–Bali Saṃvāda: The Departure and Fourfold Placement of Lakṣmī
इन्द्रियाणि मनो वायु: शोणितं मांसमस्थि च । आनुपूर्व्या विनश्यन्ति स्वं धातुमुपयान्ति च,इन्द्रिय, मन, प्राण, रक्त, मांस और हड्डी--ये सब क्रमशः नष्ट होते और अपने कारणमें मिल जाते हैं
indriyāṇi mano vāyuḥ śoṇitaṁ māṁsam asthi ca | ānupūrvyā vinaśyanti svaṁ dhātum upayānti ca ||
毗湿摩说道：“诸根、心意、生命之风（普拉那）、血、肉与骨——皆依次败坏，终而复归各自之本质与所依。是故，有身之众生乃合成之聚，随其性而解散；当修离著与正见，莫执于必然破裂之物。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The body and its functions are composite and impermanent: senses, mind, vital breath, and bodily tissues decay in sequence and return to their material causes (dhātus). Recognizing this supports vairāgya (detachment) and steadiness in dharma.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and liberation-oriented wisdom. Here he emphasizes the inevitable dissolution of embodied components, framing ethical life with insight into mortality and the transient nature of the body.