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Sanskrit and Vraj philosophical terms used across the Vachanamrut, Shikshapatri, and Bhaktachintamani, sourced verbatim from Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Bhuj-Kutch's own published Vachanamrut glossary appendix — not written by us.

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ahankãr
1) Ego. The sense of ‘I-ness’. 2) One of the four antah-karans, with the functions of giving rise to the sense of self and individual existence. It is a product of maha-tattva from which the remaining tattvas are produced. By nature, it is passive, dense, and totally ignorant.
jad prakruti
1) Eight non-chaitanya (lifeless) components of the world: pruthvi, jal, tej, vãyu, ãkãsh, maha-tattva, Pradhãn-Prakruti and Mul-Prakruti. 2) The Bhagvad Geetã mentions these to be pruthvi, jal, tej, vãyu, ãkãsh, man, buddhi and ahankãr. [Loyã – 7].
maha-tattva
Major element. Equivalent to the chitt of the jeev, but on