Shloka 14
Jvarotpatti — The Origin and Distribution of Jvara
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रूप॑ गन्धो रस: स्पर्श: शब्दश्वैवाथ तद्गुणा: । इन्द्रियेरूपल भ्यन्ते पजचधा पड्च पञ्चभि:
rūpa-gandho rasaḥ sparśaḥ śabdaś caivātha tad-guṇāḥ | indriyai rūpalabhyante pañcadhā pañca pañcabhiḥ ||
অসিত বললেন—রূপ, গন্ধ, রস, স্পর্শ ও শব্দ—এগুলোই পাঁচ বিষয়-গুণ। চোখ প্রভৃতি পাঁচ ইন্দ্রিয় দ্বারা এগুলো পাঁচ প্রকারে—দর্শনাদি রূপে—উপলব্ধ হয়। এই ভেদ জেনে তবেই বিবেক ও সংযম প্রতিষ্ঠিত হয়।
असित उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that perception is organized through five senses, each grasping a specific sensory quality—form, smell, taste, touch, and sound. Recognizing this mapping supports viveka (discernment) and restraint, since ethical living depends on understanding how sense-contact generates experience and desire.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional discourse, Asita explains a philosophical account of perception: the five sensory qualities are known through the five senses (eye and the rest). This forms part of a broader teaching aimed at inner discipline and right understanding.