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SB 3.26.13

Devanāgarī

इन्द्रियाणि दश श्रोत्रं त्वग्दृग्रसननासिका: । वाक्‍करौ चरणौ मेढ्रं पायुर्दशम उच्यते ॥ १३ ॥

Text

indriyāṇi daśa śrotraṁ tvag dṛg rasana-nāsikāḥ vāk karau caraṇau meḍhraṁ pāyur daśama ucyate

Synonyms

indriyāṇi—the senses;daśa—ten;śrotram—the sense of hearing;tvak—the sense of touch;dṛk—the sense of sight;rasana—the sense of taste;nāsikāḥ—the sense of smell;vāk—the organ of speech;karau—two hands;caraṇau—the organs for traveling (legs);meḍhram—the generative organ;pāyuḥ—the evacuating organ;daśamaḥ—the tenth;ucyate—is called.

Translation

The senses for acquiring knowledge and the organs for action number ten, namely the auditory sense, the sense of taste, the tactile sense, the sense of sight, the sense of smell, and the active organs for speaking, working, traveling, generating and evacuating.

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