Shloka 14
Jvarotpatti — The Origin and Distribution of Jvara
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रूप॑ गन्धो रस: स्पर्श: शब्दश्वैवाथ तद्गुणा: । इन्द्रियेरूपल भ्यन्ते पजचधा पड्च पञ्चभि:
rūpa-gandho rasaḥ sparśaḥ śabdaś caivātha tad-guṇāḥ | indriyai rūpalabhyante pañcadhā pañca pañcabhiḥ ||
Sinabi ni Asita: “Anyo, amoy, lasa, haplos, at tunog—ito ang limang katangiang pandama. Natatanto ang mga ito sa limang natatanging paraan ng limang pandama, mula sa mata. Kaya ang karanasan ay nahuhubog sa masinop na pagkilala kung paanong hinahawakan ng bawat pandama ang sarili nitong bagay—isang aral upang gabayan ang pag-unawa at pagpipigil-sa-sarili sa pagsunod sa dharma.”
असित उवाच
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.