Verse 7.23 - The five transgressions of the right-believer (samyagdṛṣṭi)

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 7.23:

शंकाकांक्षाविचिकित्साऽन्यदृष्टिप्रशंसासंस्तवाः सम्यग्दृष्टेरतीचाराः ॥ ७.२३ ॥

śaṃkākāṃkṣāvicikitsā'nyadṛṣṭipraśaṃsāsaṃstavāḥ samyagdṛṣṭeratīcārāḥ || 7.23 ||

Doubt in the teachings of Lord Jina–śaṅkā, desire for worldly enjoyment–kāṅkṣā, repugnance or disgust at the afflicted–vicikitsā, admiration for the knowledge and conduct of the wrong-believer–anyadṛṣṭipraśaṃsā and praise of the wrong-believer–anyadṛṣṭisaṃstava, are the five transgressions of the right-believer (samyagdṛṣṭi). (23)

Hindi Anvayarth:

अन्वयार्थ: [शंकाकांक्षाविचिकित्साऽन्यदृष्टिप्रशंसासंस्तवाः] शंका, कांक्षा, विचिकित्सा, अन्यदृष्टि की प्रशंसा और अन्यदृष्टि का संस्तव-ये पाँच [सम्यग्दृष्टेः अतिचाराः] सम्यग्दर्शन के अतिचार हैं।

Anvayartha: [shamkakamkshavicikitsa'nyadrishtiprashamsasamstavah] shamka, kamksha, vicikitsa, anyadrishti ki prashamsa aura anyadrishti ka samstava-ye pamca [samyagdrishteh aticarah] samyagdarshana ke aticara haim |

Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:

It has been said that the votary (vratī) is free from stings (śalya). Wrong-belief (mithyādarśana) also is a sting (śalya). Therefore, the votary who is a right-believer (samyagdṛṣṭi) ought to be free from stings. Is the right-believer (samyagdṛṣṭi) votary free from transgressions? It is clarified that sometimes, owing to delusion (moha), the following transgressions do occur in case of the right-believer (samyagdṛṣṭi).

Qualities like freedom from doubt–niḥśaṅkitva–etc., have been explained earlier in ‘darśanaviśuddhi…’ (see sūtra 6-24). Doubt, etc., are the opposites of those qualities. What is the distinction between admiration (praśaṃsā) and praise (saṃstava)? Admiration (praśaṃsā) is attributing knowledge and conduct to the wrong-believer (mithyādṛṣṭi) in one’s own thought. Expression of existent or non-existent qualities in the wrong-believer (mithyādṛṣṭi) is praise (saṃstava). This is the difference between the two. Now, eight qualities have been mentioned for right belief (samyagdarśana). Should not the transgressions be eight? No, it is not necessary. The author lays down five transgressions each for the primary vows and the supplementary vows. Hence, here also he mentions only five transgressions; the transgressions of admiration (praśaṃsā) and praise (saṃstava) encompass the other transgressions.