Shloka 12
सप्तहोतृ-विधानम् एवं इन्द्रिय–मनःसंवादः
The Seven Hotṛs and the Debate of Senses and Mind
घ्राणं जिह्ना च चक्षुश्न त्वक् श्रोत्र मन एव च | न निष्ठामधिगच्छन्ति बुद्धिस्तामधिगच्छति,इसी प्रकार नासिका, जीभ, आँख, त्वचा, कान, और मन--वे किसी बातका निश्चय नहीं कर सकते। निश्चयात्मक ज्ञान तो केवल बुद्धिको होता है
ghrāṇaṁ jihvā ca cakṣuṣ tvak śrotraṁ mana eva ca | na niṣṭhām adhigacchanti buddhis tām adhigacchati ||
ब्राह्मण उवाच— घ्राणं जिह्वा च चक्षूंषि त्वक् श्रोत्रं मन एव च । न निष्ठां प्राप्नुवन्त्येते बुद्धिरेव तु तां गच्छति ॥ निश्चयात्मकं ज्ञानं बुद्ध्यैव सिध्यति ।
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sense faculties and the mind merely present impressions and fluctuate; they cannot by themselves produce a settled conclusion. Decisive understanding (niṣṭhā) arises through buddhi—the discriminative, determinative intellect that judges and ascertains.
A Brāhmaṇa speaker is instructing the listener on how knowledge and certainty are formed: sensory inputs and mental movements are insufficient for final judgment, and true ascertainment belongs to the intellect that discriminates and decides.