Charak Samhita

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यद्गुणं चाभीक्ष्णं पुरुषमनुवर्तते सत्त्वं तत्सत्त्वमेवोपदिशन्ति मुनयो बाहुल्यानुशयात् ॥६॥

॥ Determination of Psychological Trait॥ The sages describe the mind according to the predominance of the guna (quality or predisposition), which is predominantly and repeatedly represented in the mind of a person.

english translation

yadguNaM cAbhIkSNaM puruSamanuvartate sattvaM tatsattvamevopadizanti munayo bAhulyAnuzayAt ॥6॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मनःपुरःसराणीन्द्रियाण्यर्थग्रहणसमर्थानि भवन्ति ॥७॥

॥ Perception by Association of Mind and Sense Organs॥ The sense organs are capable of perceiving objects only when they are associated with the mind.

english translation

manaHpuraHsarANIndriyANyarthagrahaNasamarthAni bhavanti ॥7॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तत्र चक्षुः श्रोत्रं घ्राणं रसनं स्पर्शनमिति पञ्चेन्द्रियाणि ॥८॥

॥ Detail description of Indriya pancha-panchaka (Five pentads of sense organs)॥ Five sense organs: The five sense organs are-visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory and the tactile.

english translation

tatra cakSuH zrotraM ghrANaM rasanaM sparzanamiti paJcendriyANi ॥8॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पञ्चेन्द्रियद्रव्याणि- खं वायुर्ज्योतिरापो भूरिति ॥९॥

॥ Origin of five sense matters॥ The five (types of) matter of sense organs are- akasha, vayu, tejas, apa and prithvi .

english translation

paJcendriyadravyANi- khaM vAyurjyotirApo bhUriti ॥9॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पञ्चेन्द्रियाधिष्ठानानि- अक्षिणी कर्णौ नासिके जिह्वा त्वक् चेति ॥१०॥

॥ Five sites of sensations॥ The five (different) sites of sense organs are- eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin.

english translation

paJcendriyAdhiSThAnAni- akSiNI karNau nAsike jihvA tvak ceti ॥10॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript