Sūtra 2.40

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Sūtra 2.40:

शौचात् स्वाङ्गजुगुप्सा परैर् असंसर्गः ॥ २.४० ॥

śaucāt svāṅgajugupsā parair asaṃsargaḥ || 2.40 ||

śaucāt—by cleanliness. sva-aṅga—to one’s own body, jugupsā—disinclination, paraiḥ—with others. asaṃsargaḥ—cessation of contact.

40. By cleanliness, disinclination to-one’s-body, and cessation-of-contact with-others.—91.

The Sankhya-pravachana commentary of Vyasa

[English translation of the 7th century commentary by Vyāsa called the Sāṅkhya-pravacana, Vyāsabhāṣya or Yogabhāṣya]

[Sanskrit text for commentary available]

One begins to clean himself, being disgusted with the dirt of his body. Then he sees the defects of the body. He loses his attachment to the body, and becomes restrained in himself. Furthermore, he ceases to come into contact with others. He sees the nature of the body. He wishes to give up his own body, seeing that it is never pure, even though it is being constantly washed by water, &c. How should he come into contact with the body of others which are all the more impure?—91.

The Gloss of Vachaspati Mishra

[English translation of the 9th century Tattvavaiśāradī by Vācaspatimiśra]

This shows the external cleanliness to be the indicator of attainments.—40.