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Shloka 14

Jvarotpatti — The Origin and Distribution of Jvara

Fever

रूप॑ गन्धो रस: स्पर्श: शब्दश्वैवाथ तद्गुणा: । इन्द्रियेरूपल भ्यन्ते पजचधा पड्च पञ्चभि:

rūpa-gandho rasaḥ sparśaḥ śabdaś caivātha tad-guṇāḥ | indriyai rūpalabhyante pañcadhā pañca pañcabhiḥ ||

அசிதன் கூறினான்—உருவம், மணம், சுவை, தொடுதல், ஒலி—இவையே ஐந்து விஷய-குணங்கள். கண் முதலிய ஐந்து இంద్రியங்களால் இவை ஐந்தும், தரிசனம் முதலிய ஐந்து விதங்களில், அறியப்படுகின்றன. இவ்வகை வேறுபாட்டை உணர்வதே விவேகத்துக்கும் கட்டுப்பாட்டுக்கும் வழி.

रूपम्form
रूपम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
गन्धःsmell
गन्धः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगन्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रसःtaste
रसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरस
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्पर्शःtouch
स्पर्शः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्पर्श
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शब्दःsound
शब्दः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अथthen/and now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
तत्of that (i.e., of these)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
गुणाःqualities
गुणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगुण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इन्द्रियैःby the sense-organs
इन्द्रियैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रिय
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
उपलभ्यन्तेare perceived/obtained
उपलभ्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-लभ्
FormPresent, Indicative, Atmanepada (Passive sense), Third, Plural
पञ्चधाin five ways
पञ्चधा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपञ्चधा
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
Karta
TypeNumeral
Rootपञ्च
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पञ्चभिःby five (sense-organs)
पञ्चभिः:
Karana
TypeNumeral
Rootपञ्च
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural

असित उवाच

A
Asita
I
indriya (the senses)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that perception is organized through five senses, each grasping a specific sensory quality—form, smell, taste, touch, and sound. Recognizing this mapping supports viveka (discernment) and restraint, since ethical living depends on understanding how sense-contact generates experience and desire.

In Śānti Parva’s instructional discourse, Asita explains a philosophical account of perception: the five sensory qualities are known through the five senses (eye and the rest). This forms part of a broader teaching aimed at inner discipline and right understanding.