स्वभावो हि मुमुक्षूणां नराणां यत्र वर्ण्यते । अथोत्पत्तिप्रकरणं दृष्टान्ताख्यायिकामयम् ॥ १४ ॥
svabhāvō hi mumukṣūṇāṁ narāṇāṁ yatra varṇyatē | athōtpattiprakaraṇaṁ dṛṣṭāntākhyāyikāmayam || 14 ||
Translation
in which the nature of people who seek liberation is described. Then the Utpatti prakaraṇa, of creation, made of illustrations and stories,
Word by word
- svabhāvō
- (svabhāvaḥ) the nature
- hi
- indeed
- mumukṣūṇāṁ
- who seek liberation
- narāṇāṁ
- of people
- yatra
- in which
- varṇyatē
- is described
- atha
- then
- utpatti
- Utpatti
- prakaraṇaṁ
- prakaraṇa
- dṛṣṭānta
- illustrations
- ākhyāyikā
- and stories
- mayam
- made of
Meaning
The second book describes the seeker's nature, what kind of person the teaching is for. The third, Utpatti, the origin, turns to the world itself. The commentary notes that it is full of illustrations and stories, as the plan of verse 10 promised.