śrotraḿ tvag darśanaḿ ghrāṇo

jihveti jñāna-śaktayaḥ

vāk-pāṇy-upastha-pāyv-ańghriḥ

karmāṇy ańgobhayaḿ manaḥ

srotram -- the sense of hearing; tvak -- the sense of touch, experienced upon the skin; darsanam -- sight; ghranah -- smell; jihva -- the sense of taste, experienced upon the tongue; iti -- thus; jnana-saktayah -- the knowledge-acquiring senses; vak -- speech; pani -- the hands; upastha -- the genitals; payu -- the anus; anghrih -- and the legs; karmani -- the working senses; anga -- My dear Uddhava; ubhayam -- belonging to both these categories; manah -- the mind.


Texto

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.

Significado

Eleven elements are mentioned in this verse.