आपणो व्यवहारोऽत्र चित्रमन्धो बहूदनम् । पितृहूर्दक्षिण: कर्ण उत्तरो देवहू: स्मृत: ॥ १२ ॥
apano vyavaharo ’tra citram andho bahudanam pitrhur daksinah karna uttaro devahuh smrtah
- apanah
- named Apana
- vyavaharah
- business of the tongue
- atra
- here
- citram
- of all varieties
- andhah
- eatables
- bahudanam
- named Bahudana
- pitr-huh
- named Pitrhu
- daksinah
- right
- karnah
- ear
- uttarah
- left
- deva-huh
- Devahu
- smrtah
- is called.
The city called Apana represents engagement of the tongue in speech, and Bahudana is the variety of foodstuffs. The right ear is called the gate of Pitrhu, and the left ear is called the gate of Devahu.