Left off by the owner, the body becomes inanimate and motionless. Indeed, when the principal ingredients return to their respective natures, the body is mixed up with the dust.
शरीरिणा परित्यक्तं निश्चेष्टं गतचेतनम्। भूतैः प्रकृतिमापन्नस्ततो भूमौ निमज्जति॥