Roots such as potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, beats, etc., belong to this category. Examples are shells, worms, insects, microbes in stale food, termites, etc. Examples are bugs, lice, white ants, moths, insects in wheat, grains, and centipedes, etc. Four sensed beings have the senses of touch, taste, smell and sight. Examples are scorpions, crickets, spiders, beetles, locusts, flies, etc.
Examples are human beings, cow, lions, fish, birds, etc.
The following are four sub-categories of the Panchendriya Jivas. Among the five sensed beings some have minds and some do not. Those having a mind are called sangni panchendriya and those without a mind are called asangni panchendriya. Among all of these Jivas the most worldly happiness is found in the celestial being, while the most worldly suffering is found in the infernal beings. Neither celestial nor infernal beings can take any vows.