परमार्थसार (महामाहेश्वर अभिनवगुप्त - त्रिक-दर्शन, अद्वैत शैव साधना एवं सान्वय सटीक)

GLOSSARY OF SANSKRIT WORDS Ahaṅkāra—Ego. Conception and feeling of I-ness with respect to insentient elements like physical body, understanding sense, system of animation etc. False and fake I-ness. Ajñāna (general)—Ignorance. False knowledge. Incorrect know- ledge. Imperfect knowledge. Ajñāna (i) (particular)—Notion of I-ness with respect to insen- tient entities like body etc. Ajñāna (ii) (particular)—Taking every thing except body etc. as non-self. Akala (being)—A being who sees and feels only the monistic, pure, limitless, perfect, independent, blissful and divinely potent I-consciousness, containing all phenomena, as his self. A being who dwells at the monistic plane of Śiva-Śakti-tattvas. Anantanātha—Iśvara, the relative God, descended to the lower plane of pure vidyā (known as Mahā-māyā). He conducts the activities of Godhead at the level of Māyā and creates kañcuka tattvas, puruṣa and prakṛti for the sake of bonded souls having a flair for objective sensual enjoyments. Aṇḍa—A sphere containing in it several phenomenal elements or tattvas and serving as an exterior covering to hide the real nature of the pure, infinite and divinely potent consciousness known as Parama-śiva. Aṇḍa·catuṣṭaya—Four exterior coverings of Parama-śiva, viz. (i) earth or gross covering, (ii) Prakṛti, the subtle covering, (iii) Māyā, the finer covering, and (iv) Śakti, the pure covering. Aṇu—A finite being with limited capacities to know and to do. A being reduced to finitude by Māyā. A bonded soul residing in the plane of Māyā or Prakṛti or Pṛthvī, the three impure aṇḍas. Anugraha (kṛtya)—That gracious activity of God which drives bonded souls towards the path of self-realization and conse- quent liberation.