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Shloka 10

अध्यात्म-तत्त्व-निर्णयः

Adhyātma Taxonomy: Elements, Faculties, and Guṇas

शब्द: स्पर्शस्तथा रूप॑ रसो गन्धश्न॒ पञचम: । इन्द्रियार्थान्‌ पृथग्‌ विद्यादिन्द्रियेभ्यस्तु नित्यदा

śabdaḥ sparśas tathā rūpaṃ raso gandhaś ca pañcamaḥ | indriyārthān pṛthag vidyād indriyebhyas tu nityadā ||

เสียง สัมผัส รูป รส และกลิ่นเป็นประการที่ห้า—สิ่งเหล่านี้คืออารมณ์ของอินทรีย์ พึงรู้เสมอว่าอารมณ์ของอินทรีย์นั้นแยกต่างหากจากอินทรีย์เอง

शब्दःsound
शब्दः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्पर्शःtouch
स्पर्शः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्पर्श
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाand likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
रूपम्form (color/shape)
रूपम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
रसःtaste
रसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरस
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गन्धःsmell
गन्धः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगन्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पञ्चमःthe fifth
पञ्चमः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्चम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इन्द्रियार्थान्objects of the senses
इन्द्रियार्थान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रियार्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
पृथक्separately, distinctly
पृथक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक्
विद्यात्should know
विद्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
इन्द्रियेभ्यःfrom the senses
इन्द्रियेभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रिय
FormNeuter, Ablative, Plural
तुbut, indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
नित्यदाalways
नित्यदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्यदा

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
Ś
śabda (sound)
S
sparśa (touch)
R
rūpa (form)
R
rasa (taste)
G
gandha (smell)
I
indriya (senses)

Educational Q&A

To cultivate discernment by recognizing that the five sense-objects (sound, touch, form, taste, smell) are separate from the senses that perceive them; this supports detachment and ethical self-mastery.

In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa instructs on philosophical analysis of perception, enumerating the five sense-objects and urging constant discrimination between the senses and their objects.