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Shloka 33

Śakra–Namuci-saṃvāda: Śoka-nivāraṇa and Daiva-vicāra

Indra and Namuci on grief, composure, and inevitability

एवं त्वक्चक्षुषी जिह्नला नासिका चेति पठचमी । स्पर्शे रूपे रसे गन्धे तानि चेतो मनश्न॒ तत्‌

evaṁ tvak-cakṣuṣī jihvā nāsikā ceti pañcamī | sparśe rūpe rase gandhe tāni ceto manaś ca tat ||

அதேபோல் தோல், கண், நாக்கு, மூக்கு—இவை ஐந்தும்—முறையே தொடுதல், வடிவு, சுவை, மணம் ஆகியவற்றின் ஆதாரங்களாக உள்ளன. ஆனால் இவற்றின் பொதுவான வேர் மனமே; ஆகவே இவை அனைத்தும் மனத்தைச் சார்ந்தவை, மனத்தால் வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டவை என அறிய வேண்டும்.

एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
त्वक्skin (organ of touch)
त्वक्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootत्वच्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चक्षुषीthe two eyes
चक्षुषी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Dual
जिह्वाtongue
जिह्वा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
नासिकाnose
नासिका:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनासिका
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
पञ्चमीthe fifth (set/category)
पञ्चमी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्चम
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
स्पर्शेin/with touch
स्पर्शे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्पर्श
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
रूपेin/with form (color/shape)
रूपे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
रसेin/with taste
रसे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरस
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
गन्धेin/with smell
गन्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगन्ध
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तानिthose (things/organs)
तानि:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
चेतःmind, consciousness
चेतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचेतस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
मनःmind
मनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma

Educational Q&A

The senses operate in their respective domains (touch, form, taste, smell), but their functioning and direction depend on the mind; therefore, mastery of the mind is essential for ethical self-control and inner discipline.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation-oriented reflection, Bhishma continues a philosophical explanation of the human faculties, describing how the sense-organs relate to their objects and how the mind stands as their common cause and coordinator.