अक्षिणी नासिके कर्णौ मुखं शिश्नगुदाविति । द्वे द्वे द्वारौ बहिर्याति यस्तदिन्द्रियसंयुत: ॥ ८ ॥
aksini nasike karnau mukham sisna-gudav iti dve dve dvarau bahir yati yas tad-indriya-samyutah
- aksini
- two eyes
- nasike
- two nostrils
- karnau
- two ears
- mukham
- mouth
- sisna
- genitals
- gudau
- and rectum
- iti
- thus
- dve
- two
- dve
- two
- dvarau
- gates
- bahih
- outside
- yati
- goes
- yah
- one who
- tat
- through the gates
- indriya
- by the senses
- samyutah
- accompanied.
The eyes, nostrils and ears are pairs of gates situated in one place. The mouth, genital and rectum are also different gates. Being placed into a body having these nine gates, the living entity acts externally in the material world and enjoys sense objects like form and taste.