Sadhana Pada
Sentence 3
avidya asmita raga dvesha abhiniveshah kleshah ||3||
अविद्यास्मितारागद्वेषाभिनिवेशः क्लेशाः ॥३॥
avidyā-asmitā-rāga-dveṣa-abhiniveśaḥ kleśāḥ ||3||
The obstacles along the spiritual path (klesha) are as follows: a lack of insight (avidya); identification with the mutable (asmita); the belief that happiness (raga) or unhappiness (dvesha) result from outer circumstances; deep seated anxiety (abinivesha). ||3||
avidya (अविद्या, avidyā) = (nom. sg. f.) ignorance; confusion; lack of insight
asmita (अस्मिता, asmitā) = (nom. pl. f./acc. pl. f.) self centeredness; identification with the human body and that which is mutable in human beings
raga (राग, rāga) = (iic.) desire; attraction; wish; belief that outer circumstances are responsible for good luck
dvesha (द्वेष, dveṣa) = (iic.) revulsion; aversion; belief that outer circumstances are responsible for unhappiness
abhiniveshah (अभिनिवेशः, abhiniveśaḥ) = (nom. sg. m. from abhinivesha (अभिनिवेश, abhiniveśa)) deep seated anxiety; fear of death; will to live
kleshah (क्लेशः, kleśaḥ) = (nom. pl. m from klesha (क्लेश, kleśa)) the burdens on the spiritual path
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