'ÄtmÄ'-Å›abde 'buddhi' kahe buddhi-viÅ›eá¹£a
sÄmÄnya-buddhi-yukta yata jÄ«va avaÅ›eá¹£a

 ÄtmÄ-Å›abde - by the word ÄtmÄ; buddhi - intelligence; kahe - it is said; buddhi-viÅ›eá¹£a - a particular type of intelligence; sÄmÄnya-buddhi-yukta - endowed with common intelligence; yata - all; jÄ«va - living entities; avaÅ›eá¹£a - the rest.


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“The word ‘ÄtmÄ’ is also used for a particular type of intelligence. Since all living entities generally have some intelligence, more or less, they are included.

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