hai, kisIko kinchit jAnatA hai
hon unhInko jAnatA hai. unamen bhI alag-alag indriyon dvArA alag-alag kAlamen kisI skandhake
sparshAdikakA jAnanA hotA hai. tathA man dvArA apane jAnane yogya kinchitmAtra trikAl sambandhI
dUr kShetravartI athavA samIp kShetravartI rUpI-arUpI dravyon aur paryAyonko atyanta aspaShTarUpase jAnatA
hai. so bhI indriyon dvArA jisakA gnAn huA ho athavA jisakA anumAnAdik kiyA ho us
hI ko jAn sakatA hai. tathA kadAchit apanI kalpanA hI se asatko jAnatA hai. jaise svapnamen
athavA jAgate hue bhI jo kadAchit kahIn nahIn pAye jAte aise AkArAdikakA chintavan karatA
hai aur jaise nahIn hain vaise mAnatA hai. is prakAr man dvArA jAnanA hotA hai. so yah indriyon
va man dvArA jo gnAn hotA hai, usakA nAm matignAn hai.
sparsha, ras, gandhakA gnAn hai; bhramar, makShikA, patangAdik chauindriy jIvonko sparsha, ras, gandh,
varNakA gnAn hai; machchha, gAy, kabUtar ityAdik tiryanch aur manuShya, dev, nArakI yah panchendriy
hain
hI hain, un sabake manajanit gnAn pAyA jAtA hai.
jAnanA huA so shrutagnAn hai. is prakAr anya bhI jAnanA. yah to akSharAtmak shrutagnAn
hai. tathA jaise sparsha dvArA shItakA jAnanA huA vah to matignAn hai; usake sambandhase ‘yah
hitakArI nahIn hai, isaliye bhAg jAnA’ ityAdirUp gnAn huA so shrutagnAn hai. is prakAr
anya bhI jAnanA. yah anakSharAtmak shrutagnAn hai.