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Shloka 7

धर्मलक्षण-प्रश्नः (Marks and Sources of Dharma) | Chapter 251: Inquiry into the Definition of Dharma

रसन॑ चेन्द्रियं जिह्दा रसश्चापां गुणो मतः । संघात: पार्थिवो धातुरस्थिदन्‍्तनखानि च

rasanaṁ cendriyaṁ jihvā rasaś cāpāṁ guṇo mataḥ | saṅghātaḥ pārthivo dhātur asthi-danta-nakhāni ca ||

Sinabi ni Vyāsa: ang sangkap ng panlasa ay ang dila, at ang “lasa” mismo ay itinuturing na katangian ng tubig. Ang pagkakabuo at katigasan ng katawan ay nagmumula sa elementong lupa; kaya ang mga buto, ngipin, at mga kuko ay dapat maunawaang bahagi ng lupa. Inilalagay ng aral na ito ang mga pandama at mga sangkap ng katawan sa kaayusan ng mga elemento, upang mahubog ang pag-unawa at paglayo sa pagkakakilanlang nakatali sa katawan.

रसःtaste/flavor
रसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरस् (प्रातिपदिक: रस)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
इन्द्रियम्sense-organ
इन्द्रियम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
जिह्वाtongue
जिह्वा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
रसःtaste
रसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरस् (प्रातिपदिक: रस)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपाम्of waters
अपाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक: अप्)
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
गुणःquality/attribute
गुणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगुण (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मतःis considered/held (to be)
मतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमन् (धातु) → मत (कृदन्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संघातःcompactness/aggregation (mass)
संघातः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंघात (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पार्थिवःearthy; belonging to earth
पार्थिवः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धातुःelement/constituent
धातुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधातु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्थिbones
अस्थि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
दन्तteeth
दन्त:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नखानिnails (finger/toe nails)
नखानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनख (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyasa
T
tongue
S
sense of taste
W
water element (ap)
E
earth element (prithivi)
B
bones
T
teeth
N
nails

Educational Q&A

It maps bodily functions to the five great elements: taste and the tongue are connected with the water-element, while bodily hardness/compactness—seen in bones, teeth, and nails—belongs to the earth-element. This supports discernment (viveka) and loosens attachment to the body by viewing it as elemental composition.

In Shanti Parva’s instructional discourse, Vyāsa explains a doctrinal classification of sense-organs and bodily constituents according to elemental qualities, guiding the listener toward philosophical understanding of the body’s nature.