इन्द्रियाणि शरानाहुराकूतीरस्य स्यन्दनम् । तन्मात्राण्यस्याभिव्यक्तिं मुद्रयार्थक्रियात्मताम् ॥ १६ ॥
indriyāṇi śarān āhur ākūtīr asya syandanam tan-mātrāṇy asyābhivyaktiṁ mudrayārtha-kriyātmatām
- indriyāṇi
- the senses
- śarān
- His arrows
- āhuḥ
- they say
- ākūtīḥ
- (the mind with its) active functions
- asya
- of Him
- syandanam
- the chariot
- tat-mātrāṇi
- the objects of perception
- asya
- His
- abhivyaktim
- external appearance
- mudrayā
- by the gestures of His hands (symbolizing the giving of benedictions, the offering of fearlessness, and so on)
- artha-kriyā-ātmatām
- the essence of purposeful activity
His arrows are said to be the senses, and His chariot is the active, forceful mind. His external appearance is the subtle objects of perception, and the gestures of His hands are the essence of all purposeful activity.