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अध्याय-२
स्पर्शरसगन्धवर्णशब्दास्तदर्थाः ॥२०॥
[स्पर्श रस गन्ध वर्ण शब्दाः] स्पर्श, रस, गन्ध, वर्ण (रंग], शब्द - ये पाँच क्रमशः [तत् अर्थाः ] उपरोक्त पाँच इन्द्रियों के विषय हैं अर्थात् उपरोक्त पाँच इन्द्रियाँ उन-उन विषयों को जानती हैं।
Touch (sparsa), taste (rasa), smell (gandha), colour or form (varna) and sound (Sabda) are the objects of the senses.
The derivation of touch, etc., must be understood from the point of view of substance (dravya) and mode (paryāya). From the point of view of substance (dravya), the action (karma) of the object is indicated. That which is touched is touch. That which is tasted is taste. That which is smelt is smell. That which is seen is colour. That which is heard is sound. Thus, from this point of view, these are substances (dravya). From the point of view of mode (paryāya), the nature (bhāva) of the object is indicated. Touching is touch. Tasting is taste. Smelling is smell. Seeing is colour. Sounding is sound. Their order is according to the order of the senses.
Since the mind is variable, it is not admitted to be a sense. Does it assist cognition (upayoga)? Of course, it does assist cognition (upayoga). Without the mind the senses cannot function in their province. Is assisting the senses only use of the mind or is there any other use too?
श्रुतमनिन्द्रियस्य ॥२१॥
[अनिन्द्रियस्य ] मन का विषय [ श्रुतम् ] श्रुतज्ञानगोचर पदार्थ हैं अथवा मन का प्रयोजन श्रुतज्ञान है।
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