Friday, May 31, 2019

Karmendriya | Organs of Action

Karmendriya

Karmendriya (IAST)
Translation: "Organs of Action"

A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Sanskrit: कर्मेन्द्रिय
Transliteration: Karmendriya
Translation: "organs of action"
Definition: The five conative sense organs. They are the organs of speech (Vāk), prehension (Pāṇi), movement (Pāda), excretion (Pāyu), and generation (Upastha).


Reference:
  1. Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press