Shloka 9
मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
Devanagari script
शब्द: श्रोत्रं तथा खानि त्रयमाकाशयोनिजम् । वायो: स्पर्शस्तथा चेष्टा त्वक् चैव त्रितयं स्मृतम्,शब्दगुण, श्रोत्र इन्द्रिय और शरीरके सम्पूर्ण छिद्र--ये तीन आकाशके कार्य हैं। स्पर्श, चेष्टा और त्वगिन्द्रिय--ये तीन वायुके कार्य माने गये हैं
Transliteration
bhīṣma uvāca | śabdaḥ śrotraṃ tathā khāni trayam ākāśayonijam | vāyoḥ sparśas tathā ceṣṭā tvak caiva tritayaṃ smṛtam |
Translation
Bhishma said: “Sound, the organ of hearing, and the bodily apertures—these three are said to arise from ether (ākāśa). From wind (vāyu) are known three: touch, movement/activity, and the organ of touch (skin).”
Word by Word
शब्दःsound
शब्दः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्रोत्रम्ear (organ of hearing)
श्रोत्रम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रोत्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तथाand likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
खानिopenings, apertures (of the body)
खानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootख
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
त्रयम्a triad; three (as a set)
त्रयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootत्रय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
आकाश-योनिजम्born of/produced from ether (ākāśa)
आकाश-योनिजम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआकाशयोनिज
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
वायोःof air (vāyu)
वायोः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवायु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
स्पर्शःtouch
स्पर्शः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्पर्श
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाand likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
चेष्टाactivity, motion, effort
चेष्टा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचेष्टा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
त्वक्skin (organ of touch)
त्वक्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootत्वच्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
त्रितयम्a triad; threefold set
त्रितयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootत्रितय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
स्मृतम्is remembered/considered
स्मृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular, Passive (participial)
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
Bhishma (speaker)Ā
ākāśa (ether/space element)V
vāyu (wind/air element)Ś
śrotra (ear, hearing faculty)T
tvak (skin, touch faculty)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes