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May 1, 2011

Translations for next class:
  1. बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि organs of knowledge श्रवणं ears त्वक् skin अक्षि eyes घ्राणं nose च and जिह्वा tongue विषयावबोधनात् because they help us to know objects वाक्पाणिपादं mouth, hands and feet गुदम् organs of excretion अपि also उपस्थः organs of recreation कर्मेन्द्रियाणि organs of action प्रवणेन कर्मसु owing their tendency to action (The ears, skin, eyes, nose and tongue are organs of knowledge, for they help us to cognize objects; the vocal organs, hands, legs, etc., are organs of action, owing to their tendency to work.)
  2. िनगद्यते is called अन्तःकरणं The inner organ  मनस् mind धीः intellect अहंकृतिः ego चित्तम् citta इति  स्ववृत्तिभिः by the modifications मनः mind  तु संकल्पविकल्पनादिभिः doubting and asserting बुद्धिः intellect पदार्थाध्यवसायधर्मतः from its property of determining the truth of objects...
  3. अत्र with this body अभिमानात् identification अहम् I इति thus अहंकृतिः the ego स्वार्थानुसन्धानगुणेन remembering things that it is interested in चित्तम् ćittam (The inner organ is called manas, buddhi, ego or citta, according to their respective functions: manas by its doubting, buddhi from its property of determining the truth of objects, the ego, from its identification with the body and the inner organ and citta, from its function of remembering things it is interested in.) 
  4. प्राणापानव्यानोदानसमाना prāṇa, apāna, vyāna, udāna and samāna भवति becomes असौ प्राणः One and the same prāṇa (vital force) स्वयमेव itself only वृत्तिभेदात् because of their diversity of functions विकृतिभेदात् modifications सुवर्णसलिलादिवत् like gold, water (One and the same prāṇa (vital force) becomes prāṇa, apāna, vyāna, udāna and samāna because of their diversity of functions and modifications, like gold, water, etc.) 
  5. वागादिपञ्च The five organs of action as the mouth श्रवणादिपञ्च five organs of knowledge as the ear प्राणादिपञ्च the group of five prāṇas अभ्रमुखानि पञ्च the five basic elements beginning with space बुद्ध्याद्यविद्या with buddhi and ignorance अपि च कामकर्मणी also desire and action पुर्यष्टकं these eight cities  सूक्ष्मशरीरम् subtle body अाहुः they call (The five organs of action such as speech, the five organs of knowledge such as the ear, the group of five prāṇas, the five elements beginning with the space, together with buddhi, ignorance, desire and action – these eight "cities" make up what is called the subtle body.) 
  6. इदं this शरीरं body शृणु listen सूक्ष्मसंज्ञितं named subtle लिंगं called also the liṅga body तु but अपञ्चीकृतभूतसम्भवम् produced out of the elements which are neither subdivided nor combined सवासनं is with latent impressions कर्मफलानुभावकं makes the jīva enjoy the fruits of actions (done in the past lives) स्वज्ञानतः because of the ignorance of the true nature of oneself अनादिः  beginning-less उपाधिः adjunct अात्मनः for the jīva (Listen, this subtle body, called also the liṅga body, is produced out of the elements which are neither subdivided nor combined with each other, is with latent impressions, makes the jiva experience the fruits of its actions done in past lives. It is a beginning-less adjunct of the jīva because of the ignorance of the true nature of oneself.)

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