Note 391 — SA@NKARA'S INTRODUCTION (continued 4)

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The commentators agree on the whole in their explanations of the terms of this series.—The following is the substance of the comment of the Brahmavidyâbharana: Nescience is the error of considering that which is momentary, impure, &c. to be permanent, pure, &c.—Impression (affection, samskâra) comprises desire, aversion, &c., and the activity caused by them.—Knowledge (vijñâna) is the self-consciousness (aham ity âlayavijñânasya vrittilâbhah) springing up in the embryo.—Name and form is the rudimentary flake—or bubble-like condition of the embryo.—The abode of the six (shadâyatana) is the further developed stage of the embryo in which the latter is the abode of the six senses.—Touch (sparsa) is the sensations of cold, warmth, &c. on the embryo's part.—Feeling (vedaná) the sensations of pleasure and pain resulting therefrom.—Desire (trishnâ) is the wish to enjoy the pleasurable sensations and to shun the painful ones.—Activity (upâdâna) is the effort resulting from desire,—Birth is the passing out from the uterus.—Species (jâti) is the class of beings to which the new-born creature belongs.—Decay (jarâ).—Death (maranam) is explained as the condition of the creature when about to die (mumûrshâ).—Grief (soka) the frustration of wishes connected therewith.—Lament (paridevanam) the lamentations on that account.—Pain (duhkha) is such pain as caused by the five senses.—Durmanas is mental affliction.—The 'and the like' implies death, the departure to another world and the subsequent return from there.