SB 11.22.15
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 15
- śrotraṁ tvag darśanaṁ ghrāṇo
- jihveti jñāna-śaktayaḥ
- vāk-pāṇy-upastha-pāyv-aṅghriḥ
- karmāṇy aṅgobhayaṁ manaḥ
SYNONYMS
śrotram — the sense of hearing; tvak — the sense of touch, experienced upon the skin; darśanam — sight; ghrāṇaḥ — smell; jihvā — the sense of taste, experienced upon the tongue; iti — thus; jñāna-śaktayaḥ — the knowledge-acquiring senses; vāk — speech; pāṇi — the hands; upastha — the genitals; pāyu — the anus; aṅghriḥ — and the legs; karmāṇi — the working senses; aṅga — My dear Uddhava; ubhayam — belonging to both these categories; manaḥ — the mind.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Hearing, touch, sight, smell and taste are the five knowledge acquiring senses, My dear Uddhava, and speech, the hands, the genitals, the anus and the legs constitute the five working senses. The mind belongs to both these categories.
PURPORT
Eleven elements are mentioned in this verse.