Sentience - It is the distinguishing characteristic of the Jīva (soul);
it is in the form of jṅāna (knowledge) and Darśana (1) (intuition - apprehension of generic attribute).
cetanālakṣaṇo hi jīvāḥ.
(PrajnāVṛ Pa 454)
cetanā jñanadarśanātmikā.
(Jaisidī 2.3 Vṛ)
See - Upayoga.