Shloka 9

सप्तहोतृ-विधानम् एवं इन्द्रिय–मनःसंवादः

The Seven Hotṛs and the Debate of Senses and Mind

Devanagari script

घ्राणं जिद्दा ततदश्नक्षुः श्रोत्रं बुद्धिर्मनस्तथा । न स्पर्शानधिगच्छन्ति त्वक्‌ च तानधिगच्छति,नासिका, जीभ, आँख, कान, बुद्धि और मन--ये स्पर्शका अनुभव नहीं कर सकते; किंतु त्वचाको उसका ज्ञान होता है

Transliteration

ghrāṇaṁ jihvā tathā cakṣuḥ śrotraṁ buddhir manas tathā | na sparśān adhigacchanti tvak ca tān adhigacchati ||

Translation

The brāhmaṇa said: “The nose, the tongue, the eyes, the ears, the intellect, and the mind—none of these can apprehend touch. It is the skin alone that truly cognizes tactile contact.”

Word by Word

घ्राणम्nose (organ of smell)

जिह्वाtongue

तत्that (i.e., touch)

नnot

अश्नक्षुःperceived/experienced

श्रोत्रम्ear (organ of hearing)

बुद्धिःintellect

मनःmind

तथाlikewise/also

नnot

स्पर्शान्touches/tactile objects

अधिगच्छन्तिapprehend/come to know

त्वक्skin

चand

तान्those (touches)

अधिगच्छतिapprehends/knows

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

ब्राह्मण (Brāhmaṇa speaker)

घ

घ्राण (nose)

ज

जिह्वा (tongue)

च

चक्षुः (eye)

श

श्रोत्र (ear)

ब

बुद्धि (intellect)

म

मनस् (mind)

त

त्वक् (skin)

स

स्पर्श (touch)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes