klesha
क्लेश kleshaAn affliction; in the Yoga Sutras the five (avidya, asmita, raga, dvesha, abhinivesha) that are the root of bondage and of karma.
Where this term appears
- Yoga as a Darshana Philosophy
And then, in a single aphorism, Patanjali says exactly what this Lord is: क्लेशकर्मविपाकाशयैरपरामृष्टः पुरुषविशेष ईश्वरः ॥ klesha-karma-vipakashayair aparamrishtah purusha-vishesha ishvarah.
- Why action binds Treatise
Patanjali's claim is startling in its economy. The deposit of karma, he says, is rooted in the kleshas .