Karika 25: The three forms of the Ego
The words
Translation
From the vaikṛta form of the Ego (ahankara) evolves the sattvika set of the eleven [senses]. From the bhūtādi [form of the Ego] evolves that tamasika [set] of the five subtle objects. The taijasa (rajasika) form of the Ego is common to both, [assisting in the creation] of the eleven senses and the five subtle objects.
The Ego and its three forms
Ego (ahaṅkāra)self-assertion (abhimāna)
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