Epic Civ 2

Question 1

mahābhūtāni

Answer 1

The five great subtle elements.

Question 2

ākāśa

Answer 2

Space or ether, the first great element with its property sound (śabda.)

Question 3

vāyu

Answer 3

Air, the second great element with its property touch (sparśa.)

Question 4

agni / tejas

Answer 4

Fire, the third great element with its property form or beauty (rūpa.)

Question 5

jala

Answer 5

Water, the fourth great element with its property taste (rasa.)

Question 6

pṛthivī bhūmi

Answer 6

Earth, the fifth great element with its property smell (gandha.)

Question 7

antaḥkaraṇa

Answer 7

Inner organ of mind, comprising manas buddhi citta ahaṅkāra.

Question 8

buddhi

Answer 8

Reason, the organ of discrimination, reflecting the light of the ātman.

Question 9

ahaṅkāra

Answer 9

The organ that identifies the ātman with something in creation.

Question 10

samaṣṭi

Answer 10

The universe as a single person or whole.

Question 11

vyaṣṭi

Answer 11

The individual acting as a separate unit.

Question 12

manas

Answer 12

Mind, the lower level that thinks and deliberates.

Question 13

prāṇa

Answer 13

Vital breath of life that divides into various functions: prāṇa (the breath in the mouth and nose), apāna (the breath that excretes), vyāna (the breath that permeates the whole body), udāna (the breath that leaves the body at death), and samāna (the breath that digests)

Question 14

yuga

Answer 14

an age

Question 15

manvantara

Answer 15

71 mahāyugas, supervised by one Manu (lawgiver)

Question 16

mahāyuga

Answer 16

one cycle of the 4 yugas - 4, 320,000 years

Question 17

kṛtayuga

Answer 17

The Golden Age: 1, 728, 000 years

Question 18

satyayuga

Answer 18

The Golden Age: 1, 728, 000 years

Question 19

tretāyuga

Answer 19

The Silver Age: 1, 296, 000 years

Question 20

dvāparayuga

Answer 20

The Bronze Age: 864, 000 years

Question 21

kaliyuga

Answer 21

The Iron Age: 432, 000 years

Question 22

kalpa

Answer 22

14 manvantaras, a day of Brahmā

Question 23

saṅkalpa

Answer 23

Mental construction, resolve, belief

Question 24

vikalpa

Answer 24

Doubt, conflicting idea

Question 25

jñānendriyāṇi

Answer 25

Senses of knowledge - seeing, hearing etc

Question 26

karmendriyāṇi

Answer 26

Senses of action – speaking, grasping etc