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अध्याय-९
On the contact of disagreeable (amanojñya) objects, thinking again and again for their removal, is the first kind of sorrowful (ārta) meditation.
Disagreeable objects include poison, prickly thorns, enemies and weapons. As these cause pain, these are called disagreeable. On their contact, the individual thinks again and again wishing for their removal. This is the first type of sorrowful (ārta) meditation.
The second type of sorrowful (ārta) meditation is described next.
विपरीतं मनोज्ञस्य ॥३१॥
[ मनोज्ञस्य] मनोज्ञ पदार्थ सम्बन्धी [विपरीतं] उपरोक्त सूत्र में कहे हुए से विपरीत अर्थात् इष्ट-पदार्थ का वियोग होने पर उसके संयोग के लिये बारम्बार विचार करना सो 'इष्ट-वियोगज' नाम का आर्तध्यान है।
The contrary – thinking again and again for regaining the agreeable (manojñya) objects that have been lost – is the second kind of sorrowful (ārta) meditation.
How contrary? Contrary to what has been mentioned. This is the purport. When agreeable objects, such as the son, the wife or the wealth, are lost, thinking again and again for regaining them is the second type of sorrowful (ārta) concentration. The third type of sorrowful (ārta) meditation is described next.
वेदनायाश्च ॥३२॥
[वेदनायाः च ] वेदना होने पर उसे दूर करने के लिये बारम्बार चिन्तवन
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