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whose discolouration varies between difficult to easy processes. The greedy nature is gradually changed as one moves from the first to fourth stage of its varieties.
The verse refers to the query about relative proportion or positional strength of the duration, intensity and points of different passions. However, Vīrasena states that durational proportion is not intended here as duration of passions is fixed.
The maximal variform in the verse means the last variform of the last super-variform of creeper-like pride. The minimal variform means the first variform of the first super-variform. This is because only those super-variforms equal to the infinite times the non-liberatables and infiniteth part of the liberatable are more than the minimal variform of creeper like pride which gradually move upward and there is displacement of only one point by loss of other points which leads to its maximal variform making them lesser than it. The word 'ca' in the verse indicates the bracketed meaning of the verse with respect to intensity.
However, with respect to intensity, the maximal variform is definitely infinite times more than the minimal variform. This point should also be applied in case of 15 other varieties.
The term 'Sandhi' means junction or meeting point. The last variform of the earlier and the first variform of the later both form junction. For example, the last variform of creeper like pride and the first variform of wood-like pride are both junction points.
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