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Tattvārthasūtra
affected is the name-karma of joint - samhanana. It is of six kinds: the name-karmas of perfect joint noted for extraordinary sturdiness and strength - vajrarṣabhanārāca samhanana, the less-than-perfect joint - vajranārāca samhanana, the still inferior joint-nārāca samhanana, weak joint - ardhanārāca samhanana, very weak joint - kīlikā samhanana, and extremely weak joint - asamprāptāsụpāțikā samhanana. That which gives rise to the sense of touch is the name-karma of touch - sparsa. It is of eight kinds: the name-karmas of hard touch-karkasa sparśa, soft touch – mrdu sparsa, heavy touch - guru sparsa, light touch-laghu sparsa, smooth touch-snigdha sparsa, rough touchrūksa sparsa, cold touch-sīta sparsa and hot touch - usna sparsa. That which gives rise to the sense of taste is the name-karma of taste - rasa. It is of five kinds: the name-karmas of bitter taste – tikta rasa, pungent taste - kațu rasa, astringent taste - kaşāya rasa, sour taste - āmla rasa and sweet taste-madhura rasa. That which gives rise to the sense of odour is the name-karma of odour - gandha. It is of two kinds: the name-karmas of pleasant odour - surabhi gandha and unpleasant odour - asurabhi gandha. That which causes distinction in the colour of the body is the namekarma of colour - varna. It is of five kinds: the name-karmas of black colour -krsna varņa, blue colour - nīla varņa, red colour - rakta varņa, yellow colour-hāridra varņa, and white colour-sukla varņa. That on rise of which the form of the previous body does not disappear is the name-karma of migratory form after death -ānupūrvya. It is of four kinds: the name-karmas relating to the tendency of the soul after death to move towards the infernal state of existence - narakagatiprāyogyānupūrvya, towards the plant and animal state of existence - tiryaggatiprāyogyānupūrvya, towards the human state of existence - manusyagatiprāyogyānupūrvya and towards the celestial state of existence-devagatiprāyogyānupūrvya. That on rise of which there is no falling down like the iron ball and no going up like the warm cotton is the name-karma of neither heavy nor light-agurulaghu.
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