Verse 15.9

bg.15.9

Sanskrit

श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च।अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते।।15.9।।

Sanskrit (gita/gita data/verse.json)

Transliteration

śhrotraṁ chakṣhuḥ sparśhanaṁ cha rasanaṁ ghrāṇam eva cha adhiṣhṭhāya manaśh chāyaṁ viṣhayān upasevate

Transliteration (gita/gita data/verse.json)

English

Presiding over the ears, eyes, touch, taste, smell, and mind, it enjoys the objects of the senses.

English — Swami Sivananda (praneshp1org/Bhagavad-Gita-JSON-data translation.json)

Hindi

।।15.9।।यह जीवात्मा मनका आश्रय लेकर श्रोत्र, नेत्र, त्वचा, रसना और घ्राण -- इन पाँचों इन्द्रियोंके द्वारा विषयोंका सेवन करता है।

Hindi — Swami Ramsukhdas (praneshp1org/Bhagavad-Gita-JSON-data translation.json)

Modern English

śhrotram—ears; chakṣhuḥ—eyes; sparśhanam—the sense of touch; cha—and; rasanam—tongue; ghrāṇam—nose; eva—also; cha—and; adhiṣhṭhāya—grouped around; manaḥ—mind; cha—also; ayam—they; viṣhayān—sense objects; upasevate—savors

Word meanings (gita/gita data/verse.json)

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