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10 Further classification of the mobile and the immobile:-The animated world may be divided into four subdivisions, such as the Svedaja (born of sweat or heat and moisture i. e. abiogenous), the Andaja (egg-born or oviparous), the Udbhijja (vegetable) and the Jarayuja (placental or viviparous). The Purusha or the subjective personality (man) is the greatest of them all, because all other forms of life are made to minister to his wants on Earth.

Disease : Its Definition:—The Purusha (man) is the receptacle of any particular disease, and that which proves a source of torment or pain to him, is denominated as a disease.* There are four different types of disease such as, Traumatic or of extraneous origin (Agantuka), Bodily (Sharira), Mental (Manasa) and Natural (Svabhavika). A disease clue to an extraneous blow or hurt is called Agantuka. Diseases due to irregularities in food or drink, or incidental to a deranged state of the blood, or of the bodily humours acting either singly or in concert, are called Sharira. Excessive anger, grief, fear, joy, despondency, envy, misery, pride, greed, lust, desire, malice, etc. are