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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-298, verse-13

शब्दस्पर्शौ च रूपं च रसो गन्धस्तथैव च ।
वाक्च हस्तौ च पादौ च पायुर्मेढ्रं तथैव च ॥१३॥
13. śabdasparśau ca rūpaṁ ca raso gandhastathaiva ca ,
vākca hastau ca pādau ca pāyurmeḍhraṁ tathaiva ca.
13. śabdasparśau ca rūpam ca rasaḥ gandhaḥ tathā eva ca
vāk ca hastau ca pādau ca pāyuḥ meḍhram tathā eva ca
13. śabdasparśau ca rūpam ca rasaḥ gandhaḥ tathā eva ca;
vāk ca hastau ca pādau ca pāyuḥ meḍhram tathā eva ca
13. Sound and touch, and form, and taste, and likewise smell (these are the five subtle elements or sense objects); and speech, and hands, and feet, and the organ of excretion, and likewise the generative organ (these are the five organs of action or karmendriyas).

Words meanings summery:

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  • शब्दस्पर्शौ (śabdasparśau) - sound and touch (the two subtle elements/sense objects) (sound and touch)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • रूपम् (rūpam) - form (the subtle element/sense object for sight) (form, shape, appearance, sight)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • रसः (rasaḥ) - taste (the subtle element/sense object for taste) (taste, fluid, essence, sentiment)
  • गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - smell (the subtle element/sense object for smell) (smell, odor, fragrance)
  • तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, so, likewise)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, also (only, just, indeed, precisely)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • वाक् (vāk) - the organ of speech (speech, voice, word)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • हस्तौ (hastau) - the two hands (organs of grasping) (hands)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • पादौ (pādau) - the two feet (organs of locomotion) (feet, legs)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • पायुः (pāyuḥ) - the organ of excretion (anus, organ of excretion)
  • मेढ्रम् (meḍhram) - the generative organ (penis, generative organ)
  • तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, so, likewise)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, also (only, just, indeed, precisely)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

शब्दस्पर्शौ (śabdasparśau) - sound and touch (the two subtle elements/sense objects) (sound and touch)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of śabdasparśa
śabdasparśa - sound and touch (dual compound), sound-touch
Dvandva compound of śabda and sparśa.
Compound type : dvandva (śabda+sparśa)
  • śabda – sound, word, noise, subject of hearing
    noun (masculine)
    From √śabd (to sound).
    Root: śabd (class 1)
  • sparśa – touch, contact, sense of touch, subject of touch
    noun (masculine)
    From √spṛś (to touch) + ghañ.
    Root: spṛś (class 6)
Note: Dvandva compound.
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
रूपम् (rūpam) - form (the subtle element/sense object for sight) (form, shape, appearance, sight)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, sight, color, a subtle element
From √rūp (to assume form).
Root: rūp (class 10)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
रसः (rasaḥ) - taste (the subtle element/sense object for taste) (taste, fluid, essence, sentiment)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rasa
rasa - taste, flavor, juice, fluid, essence, sentiment, a subtle element
From √ras (to taste, feel, perceive).
Root: ras (class 1)
गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - smell (the subtle element/sense object for smell) (smell, odor, fragrance)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gandha
gandha - smell, odor, fragrance, scent, a subtle element
From √gandh (to smell).
Root: gandh (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, so, likewise)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, also (only, just, indeed, precisely)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
वाक् (vāk) - the organ of speech (speech, voice, word)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vāc
vāc - speech, voice, word, language, the organ of speech
From √vac (to speak).
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Stem is vāc.
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
हस्तौ (hastau) - the two hands (organs of grasping) (hands)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of hasta
hasta - hand, elephant's trunk, measurement of a cubit
Note: Refers to the pair of hands.
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
पादौ (pādau) - the two feet (organs of locomotion) (feet, legs)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of pāda
pāda - foot, leg, step, quarter, ray (of light)
From √pad (to go).
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: Refers to the pair of feet.
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
पायुः (pāyuḥ) - the organ of excretion (anus, organ of excretion)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāyu
pāyu - anus, organ of excretion, protector, guardian
From √pā (to protect, also related to excretion).
Root: pā (class 2)
मेढ्रम् (meḍhram) - the generative organ (penis, generative organ)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of meḍhra
meḍhra - penis, generative organ, urethra
From √mih (to sprinkle, urinate).
Root: mih (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, so, likewise)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, also (only, just, indeed, precisely)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)