Shloka 13

Jvarotpatti — The Origin and Distribution of Jvara

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Devanagari script

दर्शनं श्रवर्णं घ्राणं स्पर्शनं रसन॑ तथा । उपपच्त्या गुणान्‌ विद्धि पजच पठचसु पठचधा

Transliteration

darśanaṁ śravaṇaṁ ghrāṇaṁ sparśanaṁ rasanaṁ tathā | upapattayā guṇān viddhi pañca pañcasu pañcadhā ||

Translation

ଅସିତ କହିଲେ—ଦେଖିବା, ଶୁଣିବା, ଘ୍ରାଣ କରିବା, ସ୍ପର୍ଶ କରିବା ଓ ରସ ନେବା—ଏହିଗୁଡ଼ିକ କ୍ରମେ ଚକ୍ଷୁ ଆଦି ପାଞ୍ଚ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ। ଯୁକ୍ତିରେ ବୁଝ, ଏହିଗୁଡ଼ିକ ହିଁ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟର ଗୁଣ (ବ୍ୟାପାର)। ପାଞ୍ଚ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟ ପାଞ୍ଚ ବିଷୟରେ ପାଞ୍ଚ ପ୍ରକାରେ—ଦର୍ଶନ ଆଦି କ୍ରିୟାରୂପେ—ବିଦ୍ୟମାନ।

Word by Word

• दर्शनम्: seeing/vision
• दर्शनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• श्रवणम्: hearing
• श्रवणम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• घ्राणम्: smelling
• घ्राणम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: घ्राण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• स्पर्शनम्: touching
• स्पर्शनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• रसनम्: tasting
• रसनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• उपपत्त्या: by reasoning/with justification
• उपपत्त्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपपत्ति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• गुणान्: qualities/functions
• गुणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विद्धि: know (you should know)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

असित उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Asita
• five senses (eye etc.)
• five sense-objects (implicit)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse classifies perception into five sensory operations and urges the listener to understand—through reasoning—that these operations are the functional qualities of the senses, a step toward discerning the self from sensory activity.

What is happening in the narrative?

In a didactic discourse in the Śānti Parva, Asita explains a philosophical analysis of the senses and their modes of operation, guiding the audience toward reflective understanding and restraint.