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SB 11.16.36

Devanāgarī

गत्युक्त्युत्सर्गोपादानमानन्दस्पर्शलक्षणम् । आस्वादश्रुत्यवघ्राणमहं सर्वेन्द्रियेन्द्रियम् ॥ ३६ ॥

Text

gaty-ukty-utsargopādānam ānanda-sparśa-lakṣanam āsvāda-śruty-avaghrāṇam ahaṁ sarvendriyendriyam

Synonyms

gati—movement of the legs (walking, running, etc.);ukti—speech;utsarga—evacuation;upādānam—accepting with the hands;ānanda—the material pleasure of the sex organs;sparśa—touch;lakṣaṇam—sight;āsvāda—taste;śruti—hearing;avaghrāṇam—smell;aham—I am;sarva-indriya—of all the senses;indriyam—the potency to experience their objects.

Translation

I am the functions of the five working senses — the legs, speech, anus, hands and sex organs — as well as those of the five knowledge-acquiring senses — touch, sight, taste, hearing and smell. I am also the potency by which each of the senses experiences its particular sense object.

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