8.71 एषो ऽस्य अहङ्कारस्य करणस्कन्धः Transliteration (IAST) eṣo 'sya ahaṅkārasya karaṇaskandhaḥ ahaṅkārasya — of the I-maker ; karaṇaskandhaḥ — the "instrument" trunk (the group of faculties it produces) This is the instrument-trunk of that I-maker.