Shloka 11

सप्तहोतृ-विधानम् एवं इन्द्रिय–मनःसंवादः

The Seven Hotṛs and the Debate of Senses and Mind

Devanagari script

घ्राणं जिह्ना च चक्षुश्न त्वक्‌ श्रोत्रं बुद्धिरेव च । संशयं नाधिगच्छन्ति मनस्तमधिगच्छति,नासिका, जीभ, आँख, त्वचा, कान और बुद्धि--ये संशय (संकल्प-विकल्प) नहीं कर सकते। यह काम मनका है

Transliteration

ghrāṇaṁ jihvā ca cakṣuṣī tvak śrotraṁ buddhir eva ca | saṁśayaṁ nādhigacchanti manas tam adhigacchati ||

Translation

The brāhmaṇa said: “The nose, the tongue, the eyes, the skin, the ears, and even the intellect do not themselves generate doubt or indecision. It is the mind that reaches and produces that wavering; therefore moral steadiness and right discernment depend on mastering the mind rather than blaming the senses.”

Word by Word

घ्राणम्nose; sense of smell

जिह्वाtongue

चand

चक्षुःeye; sight

त्वक्skin; touch

श्रोत्रम्ear; hearing

बुद्धिःintellect

एवindeed; only

चand

संशयम्doubt; indecision

नnot

अधिगच्छन्तिattain; reach; come to (know)

मनःmind

तम्that (doubt)

अधिगच्छतिattains; reaches; comes to (know)

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

ब्राह्मण (speaker)

घ

घ्राण (nose)

ज

जिह्वा (tongue)

च

चक्षुस् (eyes)

त

त्वक् (skin)

श

श्रोत्र (ears)

ब

बुद्धि (intellect)

म

मनस् (mind)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes