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Shloka 12

Cāturhotra as Inner Sacrifice (Yoga-Yajña) and Nārāyaṇa Recitation

मनसा गम्यते यच्च यच्च वाचा निगद्यते | श्रोत्रेण श्रूयते यच्च चक्षुषा यच्च दृश्यते

manasā gamyate yac ca yac ca vācā nigadyate | śrotreṇa śrūyate yac ca cakṣuṣā yac ca dṛśyate

O Brāhmaṇa disse: Tudo o que é apreendido pela mente, tudo o que é expresso pela fala, tudo o que é ouvido pelo ouvido e tudo o que é visto pelo olho—estes são os campos em que a experiência humana se move, e tornam-se a base do juízo e da conduta.

मनसाby the mind
मनसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
गम्यतेis reached/known
गम्यते:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Passive
यत्that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यत्that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वाचाby speech
वाचा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
निगद्यतेis uttered/said
निगद्यते:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootनि-गद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Passive
श्रोत्रेणby the ear
श्रोत्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootश्रोत्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
श्रूयतेis heard
श्रूयते:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Passive
यत्that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
चक्षुषाby the eye
चक्षुषा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
यत्that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
दृश्यतेis seen
दृश्यते:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Passive

ब्राह्मण उवाच

ब्राह्मण (Brāhmaṇa speaker)
मनस् (mind)
वाक् (speech)
श्रोत्र (ear/hearing)
चक्षुस् (eye/sight)

Educational Q&A

It enumerates the main channels of human knowing—mind, speech, hearing, and sight—implying that ethical discernment depends on how these faculties are governed and how their contents are interpreted.

A Brāhmaṇa speaker is explaining, in a reflective or instructive context, the scope of what humans cognize and communicate—setting up a discussion about perception, judgment, and the moral consequences of mental and sensory engagement.