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Tattvärthasūtra
The remaining afflictions are caused by the feeling (vedaniya) karmas.
Eleven afflictions have already been mentioned. Other than these eleven, the eleven are remaining afflictions. These occur on the rise of feeling (vedaniya) karmas. What are these afflictions? These afflictions are hunger - kṣudha, thirst - tṛṣã, cold - śīta, heat - uṣṇa, insect-bite - dańśamasaka, pain arising from roaming caryā, uncomfortable couch - sayya, injury - vadha, disease roga, pain inflicted by blades of grass-tṛṇasparsa, and dirt-mala.
The causes, definitions and divisions of the afflictions have been described. How many of these can occur simultaneously to a single soul?
एकादयो भाज्या युगपदेकस्मिन्नैकोनविंशतेः ॥१७॥
[ एकस्मिन् युगपत् ] एक साथ एक आत्मा में [ एकादयो ] एक से लेकर [ आ एकोनविंशतेः ] उन्नीस तक परीषह [ भाज्याः ] हो सकते
हैं।
From one to nineteen afflictions can occur simultaneously in a single soul.
Nineteen afflictions can occur simultaneously in a single soul. How is it? Only one of these two-cold - śīta, and heat - usna - can occur at a time. Similalry, only one out of these three-pain arising from roaming
carya, couch - sayya, and posture - niṣadya - can occur at a time. How? These do not occur simultaneously. While lying in bed, one is not seated and one does not walk. Thus, a maximum of only nineteen afflictions can occur simultaneously to one soul. How can extraordinary learning-prajñā, and ignorance - ajñāna, occur to the
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