Essay name: Devala-smriti (critical study)
Author:
Mukund Lalji Wadekar
Affiliation: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda / Department of Sanskrit Pali and Prakrit
This essay represents an English study of the Devala-smriti—an ancient text attributed to sage Devala classified as belonging to the Dharma-Shastra branch of Indian literature which encompasses jurisprudence and religious law. This study deals with the reconstructed text of the Devala-smriti based on surviving references, emphasizing Devala’s unique viewpoints on social, religious, and philosophical aspects, particularly the Sankhya and Yoga philosophies.
Chapter 10 - Philosophical aspect of the Devalasmriti
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Devala
19) Caksuha srotraghranajihvātvaco
buddhindriyāni -2242
20) Vagpānipada-payūpas thā�
Karmendriyani -2244
21) Rūpasabdagandharasasparśās-
teṣāmarthā� -2243
22) Bhasanam Kriya gamanam utsarga
ānanda eṣām Karmani -2245
23) Vayvagnyabākāśaprthivyo
24)
25)
26)
bhūtaviseṣa� -2246
Adhyavasayalaksano mahān ....2251
Abhimānalakṣaṇohankāra� ....2252
Sattamatralaksanani
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Buddhindriyani caksu� śrotra
ghrāṇarasanatvagākhāni -26
Vagpāṇipādapāyūpas tha�
Karmendriyānyahu� -26
Sabdadisu pañcānām
.28
Pancavisesavisesavisayani ...34
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pañcānām -28
Tanmātrāṇyavisesās te bhyo
bhūtāni pañca pañcabhya� -38
Adhyavasāyo buddhi� .....23
Abhimano'hankāra� ....24
Tanmātrāṇyavi'seṣāḥ ....38
27)
tanmātrāni -2253
Sankalpalaksanam Manah/2256
Ubhayātmakamatra Mana�
Sankalpakam .....27
28) Prakrtermahānutpadyate/Mahato 'hankarah/ Prakrtermahāmstato 'hankarastasmād
Ahaṃkārāt tanmātrānīndriyāṇi ca/
Tanmātrebhyo Viseṣ�
ganasca sodasaka�/
Tasmādapi soda'sakat pañcabhvah.
