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[180] [Prashapanasutra 1023. Just as in the case of the Nairyaikas (Su. 1020 [1]), so also should one understand the Pravagrah of all the remaining beings, up to the Vaimanikas. // 10 // [1023] // 10 // Discussion - In the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sutras (Su. 1014 to 1023), which are presented through the ten Indriya-Pravagrahana-Pravaya-Iha-Pravagrahdwaras, the subject of the Avagrahana, Avaya, Iha and Avagraha of the Indriyas has been discussed through the four doors respectively. / The meaning of Indriyavagrahana - The general perception (knowledge) that takes place through the Indriyas is called Indriyavagraha or Indriyavagrahana. / Explanation of Indriyavaya - The determination that arises from the knowledge of Avagraha and the knowledge of Iha, which is the form of the decision, is called Avaya or 'Apaya'. For example, this is the sound of the conch shell, or this is the tone of the sarangi, etc. / The meaning is that in the use of knowledge, first comes the knowledge of Avagraha; which makes the other general the object. / After that, the knowledge of Iha arises, by which the use of knowledge goes beyond the general dharma and becomes inclined to take hold of the special dharma. / After Iha, there is the knowledge of Avaya, which determines the special dharma of the object. / The knowledge of Avagraha etc. takes place through the mind as well as through the Indriyas, but here the questions and answers are only in relation to the Pravagrah etc. that takes place through the Indriyas. / Explanation of Iha-knowledge - The effort in the form of the consideration of the Sadbhut substance is called Iha. Iha-knowledge takes place after Avagraha and before Avaya. This (Iha-knowledge) is inclined to take hold of the special dharma of the substance and to reject the special meaning of the Asadbhut. For example, here the dharma of the sound of the conch shell, etc., such as sweetness, etc., is being obtained, but the dharma of the sound of the sarangi, etc., such as harshness, cruelty, etc., is not being obtained, therefore this sound must be of the conch shell. / This type of special Mati is called Iha. / The meaning of Pravagrah and Vyanjanavagraha is Avagraha, i.e., the general dharma of the meaning that cannot be expressed by words is called Pravagrah. The meaning of the general form that is not designated, without any special form, etc., is called Avagraha. For example, the knowledge that arises first when the touch of a straw is felt, 'this is something', this type of knowledge. / Just as a pot is expressed by a lamp, so also that by which the meaning is expressed is called Vyanjan. The meaning is that the Indriyas like the Shrotrendriya are able to express the objects like sound, etc., only when there is a mutual relationship between the Dravyendriya in the form of an instrument and the Dravyas that have transformed into the form of sound, etc., otherwise not. Therefore, the relationship between the Indriya and its object is called Vyanjan. Thus, the definition of Vyanjanavagraha is of three types - the relationship between the instrument Indriya and its object is called Vyanjan. The instrument Indriya is also called Vyanjan and the object like sound, etc., which is to be expressed, is also called Vyanjan. / The meaning is that after the use of Darshan, the very indistinct perception (knowledge) is Vyanjanavagraha. It has been said earlier that the mutual relationship between the instrument Dravyendriya and the Dravyas that have transformed into the form of sound, etc., is Vyanjanavagraha, from this point of view, only four Prapyakari Indriyas are such,