< 1-22  >

mṛdu-madhya-adhimātratvāt-tataḥ api viśeṣaḥ

मृदुमध्याधिमात्रत्वात्ततोऽपि विशेषः

They are right perception, wrong perception, imagination, deep sleep and memoryHence also distinctions of mildness, moderateness and extremeness

mṛdu - mildness

madhya - moderateness

adhimātra - excessive; above measure; extreme

tatas - hence, from that

api - even, also, very; something more; moreover

viśeṣa - distinction, difference between; characteristic difference, peculiar mark, special property, speciality, peculiarity

Commentary by T Krishnamacharya:

Three types of Śiṣya:

1. The student doesn’t get started e.g. doesn’t get beyond Saṃkalpa
2. The student starts, but when there is an obstacle, stops.
3. The student starts, but when there is an obstacle, takes it as a challenge

Commentary by TKV Desikachar:

It is not the number of hours in Meditation, the type of Ratio in Prāṇāyāma, the number of times you turn the Mālā, it is the intensity of the attempt.

Commentary by Paul Harvey:

Hence also the distinctions of mildness, moderateness and extremeness.