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(10) Colour (varna), which is of five kinds, viz.
(i) black,
(ii) blue,
(iii) red,
(iv) yellow, and
(v) white.
(11) Smell (gandha), which is either
(i) pleasant, or
(ii) unpleasant.
109- (14) Anupūrvi, which enables the soul to retain during the moments 112 of transition from one life to another the form of its last incarnation. This is of four kinds, corresponding to the four gatis (types of life), as already described.
(12) Taste (rasa), which is of five kinds, namely
(i) pungent,
(ii) bitter,
(iii) saline,
(iv) acid, and
(v) sweet.
(13) Touch (sparsa), which falls under eight heads as follows:(i) hard, (ii) soft, (iii) light, (iv) heavy, (v) cold, (vi) hot, (vii) smooth, and (viii) rough.
(15) Agurulaghu, which means neither heavy nor light, is the energy which prevents the matter of the body from becoming too heavy (like a stone) or too light (like cotton-wool).
(16) Upaghata, by whose operation are formed such organs as are inimical to the very organism to which they belong, e.g., big, bulky belly, long horns, and the like.
(17) Paraghata, the energy which makes organs which might be used for the destruction of others, such as sharp horns, poisonous fangs, and the like.
