Text 61] Instructions for Civilized Human Beings 271

na syur hy asaty avayaviny
asann avayavo ’ntatah

dhétavah—the five elements; avayavitvat—being the cause of the
bodily conception; ca—and; tat-matra—the sense objects (sound, taste,
touch, ete.); avayavaih—the subtle parts; vind—without; na—not;
syuh—can exist; hi—indeed; asati—unreal; avayavini—in the forma-
tion of the body; asan—not existing; avayavah—the part of the body;
antatah—at the end.

TRANSLATION

Because the body is formed of the five elements, it cannot exist
without the subtle sense objects. Therefore, since the body is false,
the sense objects are also naturally false or temporary.

TEXT 61

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syat sadrsya-bhramas tavad
vikalpe sati vastunah

Jagrat-svapau yatha svapne
tatha vidhi-nisedhata

syat—it so becomes; sddrsya—similarity; bhramah—mistake;
tavat—as long as; vikalpe—in separation; sati—the part; vastunah—
from the substance; jagrat—waking; svdpau—sleeping; yatha—as;
svapne—in a dream; tathd—similarly; vidhi-nisedhata—the regulative
principles, consisting of injunctions and prohibitions.

TRANSLATION

When a substance and its parts are separated, the acceptance
of similarity between one and the other is called illusion. While
dreaming, one creates a separation between the existences
called wakefulness and sleep. It is in such a state of mind that the
