तत्त्वचाजिघृक्षत्तन्नाशक्नोत्त्वचा ग्रहीतुम् ।स यद्धैनत्त्वचाग्रहैष्यत्स्पृष्ट्वा हैवान्नमत्रप्स्यत्
tattvacājighṛkṣattannāśaknottvacā grahītum | sa yaddhainattvacāgrahaiṣyatspṛṣṭvā haivānnamatrapsyat
Tactile contact confirms the physical texture and presence of an object, yet surface contact cannot metabolize substance into vital energy.
अर्थMeaning
उसने उसे त्वचा (स्पर्श) से पकड़ना चाहा, पर न पकड़ सका। यदि त्वचा से पकड़ लेता, तो केवल अन्न को छूने मात्र से मनुष्य तृप्त हो जाता। ॥ ७ ॥
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
He sought to grasp it with the skin (touch). He could not grasp it with the skin. Had he grasped it with the skin, merely by touching food one would be satisfied.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
विज्ञान एवं आधुनिक उपयोगScience & Modern Application
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
Somatosensory mechanoreceptors register pressure and temperature; transdermal nutrient absorption is negligible for bulk metabolic fuel.
A modern parallel offered for reflection. It is not part of the scripture, and it has not been checked against the original sources it may allude to.
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