शब्दादिषु पञ्चानामालोचनमात्रमिष्यते वृत्तिः ।
वचनादानविहरणोत्सर्गानन्दाश्च पञ्चानाम् ॥ २८ ॥

śābdādiṣu pañcānāmālocanamātramiṣyate vṛttiḥ ।
vacanādānaviharaṇotsargānandāśca pañcānām ॥ 28 ॥

Śābdādiṣu=in respect of sound etc.; pañcānām=of the five sense organs; ālocana=observation; mātram=only; iṣyate=is considered; vṛttiḥ=function; vacana=speech; ādāna=grasping; viharaṇa=locomotion; utsarga=excretion; ānandāḥ=sexual enjoyment; ca=and; pañcānām=of the five

The function of the five organs of cognition in respect of sound etc. is observation only. The functions of the five organs of action are speech, grasping, locomotion, excretion and sexual enjoyment.

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