| Keyword | Indriya |
| Type | S. |
| Etymology/ Definition | इन्द्रियाणि श्रवणदर्शनस्प |
| Reference | S.Sha.4/3 D`alhan`a, S.Sha.1/4 |
| Literary Meaning | M / W – faculty of sense |
| Implied Meaning | These are five sense organs responsible for perception of respective Indriyaartha ( object of the sense organ ). |
| Elaboration | S`hrotrendriya ( ears receiving S`habda , sound ), Spars`hanendriya ( skin sensing Spars ` ha , touch ), Chakshurendriya ( eyes perceiving Roopa , vision ), Rasanendriya ( tongue feeling Rasa, taste ) and Ghraan`nedriya ( nose sensing Gandha, smell ) are the five sense organs. They are the representatives of five primordial elements Pancha Mahaabhoota. |
| Contemporary Colloquial | Sense organs |
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