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the relation of 'composite and component' has been made on the basis of some sort of assumed difference; just as in the case of such assertions as There are Tilaka trees in this forest' (when the trees have no existence apart from the forest).
(84) Soluble',-into Nature. The Sentient Faculty and the rest are soluble into Nature, as is going to be explained later on.- -Nature cannot be soluble in itself though it may be so regarded in its relation to the Spirit.
(85) Conjunct'.-Bearing within itself the relation of whole and parts. [ Unsatisfied with this explanation on the the ground of the relationship between the whole and its parts being eternal, the author offers another explanation].-Or, the term 'avayava' (in the compound Savayavam') may be explained as equivalent to 'avayavana', i. e., the mutual adhesion, contact,-1. e., Conjunction,-between wholes and parts. Conjunction consists in union following on disunion;
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and that which has such union or contact is what is expressed by the word Savayavam. For instance, there is such mutual conjunction among earth, water and other substances; there can be no such conjunction between Nature on the one hand and (its products) Sentient Faculty and the rest; be. cause these latter are essentially the same as Nature. Nor can there be any conjunction between the three Attributes of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas, because there is no disunion (absence of contact) among these.
(86) 'Dependent',-the Sentient Faculty and the rest are such. In the producing of its product, in the shape of the I-principle, the Sentient Faculty requires the assistance of Nature: without such assistance it would be too weak to pro" duce the I-principle. Similarly, the I-principle and other things also require assistance in the producing of their representative products. Thus, in the producing of its product, 'everything requires the assistance of Nature. Therefore, even though efficient as a cause in the producing of its product, the Mani