The Dabistán, or School of manners, Volume 2 (of 3): translated from the original Persian, with notes and illustrations
Religion
The Dabistán, or School of manners, Volume 2 (of 3): translated from the original Persian, with notes and illustrations
Iran -- Religion; Religions
[166] اسمتا _ismatá_, perhaps इष्मता “desire,” from इष “to
desire.”
[167] राग mental affection in general.
[168] The original has دويش _davish_.
[169] The edit. of Calc. reads ابہویشہ _abhvèsha_. I am
induced to substitute for it _avivèchana_ अविवे चना and must
remark that the original text appears here, in its
denominations and definitions, rather more incorrect than in
other places. According to the well known doctrine of the
Sánk’hyá, the obstructions of the intellect here meant to be
indicated are “error, conceit, passion, hatred, and fear;”
which are severally denominated obscurity, illusion, extreme
illusion, gloom, and utter darkness (_Transact. R. A. S._,
vol. I. p. 33).
[170] वृत्तयः
[171] मित्रत “friendship.”
[172] करुण “tenderness, pity.”
[173] मद “joy, pleasure.”
[174] उपेक्षा “endurance, patience.”
[175] This account of the Sánkhyá philosophy will appear
very incomplete as to the whole, and incorrect in the few
particulars given. I shall enumerate the principal
categories of this philosophy, which are, with little
variation, adopted by all the schools of Hindu philosophy,
and perpetually alluded to.
_Mula-prakritti_ 1
“NATURE,” the root of all, no production.
PRINCIPLES PRODUCTIONS:
_Which are productions and_ _Productions of Ahankára are_:
_productive:_
Produced by nature is: T {The 5 organs of perception:
_Buddhi_, or _Mahat_, h { The ear,
“intellect.” e { ―― skin,
Produced by Buddhi: { ―― eye,
_Ahankára_, “egotism.” 1 { ―― tongue,
1 { ―― nose.
{The 5 organs of action:
o { The voice,
r { ―― hand,
g { ―― foot,
a { ―― organs of excretion,
n { ―― ―――― ―― generation.
s: {The mind.
The five subtile elements, producing The 5 gross elements:
Sound ―― ―― Ether,
Touch ―― ―― Air,
Form ―― ―― Light, or Fire,
Flavor ―― ―― Water,
Odor ―― ―― Earth.
―――――――――――― ―――――――――――――― ――――――――――――――
7 PRINCIPLES + 16 PRODUCTIONS = 23 CATEGORIES.
_Purusha_, “the soul,” neither
a production nor productive 1
TOTAL 25 _Tatwas_,
That is, physical and metaphysical categories of the
Sánk’hyá philosophy.
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