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 ||
Wika ni Vyāsa: Ang tunog, haplos, anyo, lasa, at amoy bilang ikalima—ito ang mga bagay na tinatanggap ng mga pandama. Dapat laging maunawaan na ang mga bagay ng pandama ay hiwalay sa mismong mga pandama; huwag ipagkamali ang kasangkapan ng pagdama sa dinaramang bagay.
व्यास उवाच
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.