Verse 8.7 - The nine kinds of perception-covering karma (darśanāvaraṇa)

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 8.7:

चक्षुरचक्षुरवधिकेवलानां निद्रानिद्रानिद्राप्रचला प्रचलाप्रचलास्त्यानगृद्धयश्च ॥ ८.७ ॥

cakṣuracakṣuravadhikevalānāṃ nidrānidrānidrāpracalā pracalāpracalāstyānagṛddhayaśca || 8.7 ||

The four that cover ocular-perception (cakṣudarśana), nonocular-perception (acakṣudarśana), clairvoyant-perception (avadhidarśana) and perfect-perception (kevaladarśana), and sleep (nidrā), deep-sleep (nidrā-nidrā), drowsiness (pracalā), heavy-drowsiness (pracalā-pracalā), and somnambulism (styānagṛddhi) are the nine subdivisions of perception-covering (darśanāvaraṇa) karma. (7)

Hindi Anvayarth:

अन्वयार्थ: [चक्षुरचक्षुरवधिकेवलानां] चक्षुदर्शनावरण, अचक्षुदर्शनावरण, अवधिदर्शनावरण, केवलदर्शनावरण [निद्रानिद्रानिद्राप्रचलाप्रचलाप्रचलास्त्यानगृद्धयश्च] निद्रा, निद्रानिद्रा, प्रचला, प्रचलाप्रचला और स्त्यानगृद्धि-ये नव भेद दर्शनावरण कर्म के हैं।

Anvayartha: [cakshuracakshuravadhikevalanam] cakshudarshanavarana, acakshudarshanavarana, avadhidarshanavarana, kevaladarshanavarana [nidranidranidrapracalapracalapracalastyanagriddhayashca] nidra, nidranidra, pracala, pracalapracala aura styanagriddhi-ye nava bheda darshanavarana karma ke haim |

Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:

The subdivisions of knowledge-covering (jñānāvaraṇa) karma have been mentioned. Now the subdivisions of perception-covering (darśanāvaraṇa) karma must be described.

The four–ocular, non-ocular, clairvoyant and perfect–refer to perception-covering (darśanāvaraṇa) karmas–ocular-perception-covering (cakṣudarśanāvaraṇa), non-ocular-perception-covering (acakṣudarśanāvaraṇa), clairvoyant-perception-covering (avadhidar-śanāvaraṇa) and perfect-perception-covering (kevaladarśanāvaraṇa). Sleep (nidrā) is intended to remove the effect of intoxication, fatigue and languor. More and more (intense) sleep is deep-sleep (nidrā-nidrā). Caused by distress, weariness from exertion or strain, intoxi-cation, etc., and which induces sudden movement of the head, the eyes and the body even while sitting, is drowsiness (pracalā). Doing it again and again is heavy-drowsiness (pracalā-pracalā). That which causes noctural emission and other wicked activities in sleep, is somnambulism (styānagṛddhi). Perception-covering is taken with each–sleep, etc.,–thus, it is sleep-perception-covering, deep-sleep-perception-covering, and so on.