Shloka 16
अव्यक्त–प्रकृति–इन्द्रियविचारः
The Unmanifest, Prakṛtis, and the Sense-Complex
संघातवन्मर्त्यलोक: परस्परमपाश्रित: । कदलीगर्भनि:सारो नौरिवाप्सु निमज्जति
saṅghātavan martyalokaḥ parasparam apāśritaḥ | kadalīgarbhaniḥsāro naur ivāpsu nimajjati ||
波罗舍罗说：“此人世如同合成之身：诸肢体相互依凭。同样，世间关系之聚合——妻子、儿女、牛畜之类——亦立于彼此扶持之上。然而此轮回（saṃsāra）空虚无实，如芭蕉之髓；又如舟沉于水，此间万事皆没入时间向前奔流之中。”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly life is mutually dependent and tightly interlinked, yet ultimately insubstantial and impermanent; everything is carried away and submerged by Time, so one should cultivate detachment and discernment.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, the sage Parāśara speaks, using vivid metaphors (a hollow banana pith and a sinking boat) to warn against overreliance on worldly ties and to emphasize the overpowering movement of Time.