Susruta Samhita - Mandhata Global

114 THE SUSIIRUTA SAMHITA. [Chap. I.
consciousness or Purushas) Intellection or Mahdn has
been evolved, and out of MahAn egoism. This Mahdn or
intellection should be likewise considered as partaking
of the three fundamental attributes (Sattva, Rajas, and
Tamas) of the latent (Avyakta) or original nature.*
Ahamkara or egoism in its turn may be grouped under
three subheads as the Vaikdrika Taijasa (operative) or
Rdjasika, and Bhutadi (illusive or Tamasika). 3.
The eleven organs of cognition, communication or
sense perception have emanated from the co-operation
of the aforesaid Vaikarika Ahamkara with the Taijasa
or Rajasa. They are the ears, skin, eyes, tongue, nose,
speech, hands, genitals, anus, feet and the mind (Manah),
Of these foregoing organs the first five are intellectual
or sense organs (Vuddhi Indriya) ; the next five being
operative (Karma-Indriya\ The mind (Manah) par-
takes of the character of both the intellectual and
operative organs alike. 4-5.
The five Tanmatras or elementals (or the five proper
sensibles of hearing, touch, sight, taste, and smell) charac-
terised by the Nescience, etc. have been evolved out of the
Bhutadi etc. (or Tamasa Ahamkara) concerted with the
Taijasa Ahamkara through the instrumentality of the
Vaikarikam. The gross or perceptible modifications of
these five Tanmatras are sound, touch, taste, sight and
smell. From the combination of the aforesaid five
Tanmatras (Bhutadi) taken one at a time, have succes-
sively emanated the five gross matters of space such as
* Sattva, Rajas and Tamas :—Adhesion, cohesion and disintegration
in the Physical plane ; affection, love and hate in the moral ; emancipa-
tion, spiritual affinity and sin in the Psychic.
Simply phenomenal or the simple outcome of the phenomenal evolution
without being by other specific attributes of matter and hence Sattvika or
jlluir.inating or qi'asi-spiritual,