Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2132

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PATTU (TEN). A) The ten books on rhetorics. (Alaṅkāragranthas).
(1) The Sāhityadarpaṇa of Viśvanātha (2) The Kāvyādarśa of Daṇḍi (3) Kāvyaprakāśa of Mammaṭa (4) Daśarūpaka of Dhanañjaya (5) Kāvyālaṅkārasūtravṛtti of Vāmana (6) Sarasvatikaṇṭhābharaṇa of Bhojadeva (7) Alaṅkārasarvasva of Bhāmaha (8) Alaṅkārakaustubha of Kavikarṇapūraka (9) Kuvalayānanda of Appaya Dīkṣita (10) Candrāloka of Jayadeva. B. Ten Indriyas. (organs of sense). There are ten organs of sense comprising five Jñānendriyas and five Karmendriyas. C. Ten Commandments. The commandments of Christ are ten in number. (1) There is no other God but Yehova. (2) Do not instal idols and worship them. (3) Do not use God’s name vainly. (4) Do not do work on the Sabbath day but observe that day as sacred. (5) Respect your parents. (6) Do not kill. (7) Do not commit adultery. (8) Do not steal. (9) Do not give false evidence. (10) Do not desire for others’ possessions. D. The ten Mānavasthas. (1) Abhilāṣa (desire). (2) Cintana (Reflection). (3) Smṛti (remembrance). (4) Guṇakathana (Talking about the good qualities).