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अध्याय-१३* THIRTEEN ऋषिभिर्बुहधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक् । ब्रहासूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्चितैः ॥ ५ ॥
"Truth about Kshetra and Kshetrajna has been expounded by Seers in manyfold ways and has been stated in words indicating Brahmah. They are full of reasoning & decisive also" -5 महाभूतान्यहङ्कारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च । इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च पञ्च चेन्द्रियगोचराः ।। ६ ॥ ___"Five great elements, egoism, intellect, the unmanifested, ten organs of perfection and action, mind and five objects of senses (sound, touch, colour, taste and small(in all these are 24 in number) "-6 Note : Both these verses enumerate the elements
which constitute knowledge इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दु:खं सङ्घातश्चेतना धृतिः । एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम् ॥ ७ ॥
"Also desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, body, intelligence, fortitude - this constitute Kshetra as briefly stated." - 6 Note : Above mentioned 24 items are the famous
24 Tatvas of Sankhya philosophy. They fall under the category of "Ajiva" of Jains.
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