3. The taste of the black Lesya is infinitely more bitter than that of Tumbaka , (the fruit of the) Nimb-tree , or of Rohini. (10)

The taste of the blue Lesya is infinitely more pungent than Trikatuka and Hastipippali. (11)

The taste of grey Lesya is infinitely sourer than that of unripe Mango and Kapittha . (12)

The taste of red Lesya is infinitely more pleasant than that of ripe Mango and Kapittha. (13)

The taste of yellow Lesya is infinitely better than that of excellent wine and various liquors, honey and Maireyaka . (14)

The taste of white Lesya is infinitely better than that of dates, grapes, milk, candied and pounded sugar. (15)

The smell of the bad Lesyas (viz. the three first) is infinitely worse than that of the corpse of a cow, dog, or snake. (16)

The smell of the three good Lesyas is infinitely more pleasant than that of fragrant flowers and of perfumes when they are pounded. (17)

5. The touch of the bad Lesyas is infinitely worse than that of a saw, the tongue of a cow, or leaf of the Teak tree. (18)

The touch of the three good Lesyas is infinitely more pleasant than that of cotton, butter, or Sirisha-flowers . (19)

6. The degrees of the Lesyas are three, or nine,

or twenty-seven, or eighty-one, or two hundred and forty-three. (20)

7. A man who acts on the impulse of the five Asravas , does not possess the three Guptis, has not ceased to injure the six (kinds of living beings), commits cruel acts, is wicked and violent, is afraid of no consequences , is mischievous and does not subdue his senses--a man of such habits develops the black Lesya. (21, 22)

A man of the following qualities: envy, anger, want of self-control, ignorance, deceit, want of modesty, greed, hatred, wickedness, carelessness, love of enjoyment; a man who pursues pleasures and does not abstain from sinful undertakings, who is wicked and violent--a man of such habits develops the blue Lesya. (23, 24)

A man who is dishonest in words and acts, who is base, not upright, a dissembler and deceiver , a heretic, a vile man, a talker of hurtful and sinful things, a thief, and full of jealousy--a man of such habits develops the grey Lesya. (25, 26)

A man who is humble, steadfast, free from deceit and inquisitiveness, well disciplined, restrained, attentive to his study and duties , who loves the Law and keeps it, who is afraid of forbidden things and strives after the highest good--a man of such habits develops the red Lesya. (27, 28)

A man who has but little anger, pride, deceit, and greed, whose mind is at ease, who controls himself,

who is attentive to his study and duties, who speaks but little, is calm, and subdues his senses--a man of such habits develops the yellow Lesya. (29, 30)