Instinct qua knowledge - Comprehension (cognition attained through the Kṣayopaśama (annihilation-cum-subsidence) or Kṣaya (annihilation) of Jñānāvarṇa (knowledge-veiling) Karma.
matiḥ śrutaṃ avadhiḥ manaḥparyavaḥ kevalanca etajjñānapancakaṃ jñānasaṃjñā.
(ĀBhā p. 23)