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"part") when food and dress are meant' (Pāṇ. 4.3.143, SD K 1523 ¹),
Smṛti goes on to designate (the suffix) 'mayaṭ' in the sense of modifica-
tion thus:— '(The suffix "mayaṭ" is used) invariably after words in
which the vowel has been lengthened and after "śara" and the rest'
(Pāṇ. 4.3 144; SD.K 1524 ²),—and also because the suffix 'mayaṭ'
is found used in the sense of 'modification' in ordinary life in expres-
sions like: 'An earthen ³ pot' and so on, as well as in the Veda, in
passages like: 'A large branch of the parṇa ⁴ wood ⁵ is the sacrificial
ladle', and so on,—
(We reply.) "No" Why? "On account of abundance", i e.
because Smṛti depicts (the suffix) 'mayaṭ' in the sense of 'abundance'
as well, in the passage. 'Mayaṭ' is added in the sense of 'made
thereof' ⁶ and in the sense of 'having a great portion of' ⁷ (Pāṇ 5 4 21,
SD K. 2089 ⁸), and because the suffix 'mayaṭ' is found used in the
sense of 'abundance', too, in ordinary expressions like 'A sacrifice
abounding in food' ⁹ and so on
It cannot be said also that since Brahman is admitted to be
consisting of bliss, there may be some want of bliss in Him,¹⁰—because
here 'abundance' is but a synonym for 'very muchness' Thus,
among (all the effects of prakṛti) beginning with mahat and ending
with the body, the body being a transformation of food,¹¹ is said to
be the person 'consisting of food' Other than and the supporter of
it is 'that which consists of the vital-breath'. Other than and the
supporter of these two is 'that which consists of mind'. Other than
and the controller of these three is the individual soul, called 'the
person consisting of understanding'. That which is of the nature
of knowledge and has understanding as its attribute (viz the individual
soul) is the controller of the three non-sentient persons. That this

¹ P 786, vol 1. ² P 786, vol. 1. ³ Mṛn-maya
⁴ Parṇa is a large-leaved sacred tree, whose wood is used for making sacred
vessels, later generally called 'palāśa' M.W . p 606.
⁵ Parṇa-mayī. ⁶ Tad-vacana
⁷ Prakṛtu-vacana, meaning 'Prācuryyeṇa prastutam prakṛtam, tasya vacanam'.
SD. K. 2089, p. 931, vol 1.
⁸ Op cit. ⁹ Anna-maya
¹⁰ That is, when it is said. 'Annu-maya yajña', it is meant that the sacrifice
consists mostly of food, but not entirely Similarly, it might be thought that the
expression 'Ānanda-maya Brahman' means that Brahman is mostly bliss but
not entirely bliss, 1.e. there is some non-bliss in Brahman
¹¹ That is, it is food which being assimilated produces and keeps the body.