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## Pinḍaniryukti: An Observation
The commentator has considered the air that comes out of the palate as *achitt* (non-conscious) based on the word *ādi* (beginning). However, the *Daśavaikalika Sūtra* prohibits the *sādhu* (saint) from blowing air from the palate, etc. This clearly indicates that the prohibition is due to the air being *saccitt* (conscious). The *niryuktikāra* (author of the *niryukti*) has also elaborated on the determination of *miśra vāyukāya* (mixed air body) and its *saccitt* and *achitt* nature within the *vāyukāya* (air body).
If *achitt* air is filled into a *dṛti* (leather bag) made of skin and its mouth is tightly tied with a rope, and then it is released into the water of a river, the air inside the *dṛti* remains *achitt* for up to one hundred *hastas* (cubits). It becomes *miśra* (mixed) in the second hundred *hastas* and *saccitt* as soon as it enters the third hundred *hastas*. After that, it remains *saccitt*. This is a description of the duration for which the air remains *miśra* or *saccitt* from the perspective of the area.
From the perspective of time, the *bhāṣyakāra* (commentator) explains that the air inside the *dṛti* remains *achitt* for one *prahara* (watch) during *ekānta snigdha kāla* (very moist time). It becomes *miśra* at the beginning of the second *prahara* and *saccitt* at the beginning of the third *prahara*. During *madhyama snigdha kāla* (moderately moist time), it remains *achitt* for two *praharas*, becomes *miśra* in the third *prahara* and *saccitt* in the fourth *prahara*. During *jighanya snigdha kāla* (least moist time), the air inside the *dṛti* remains *achitt* for three *praharas*, becomes *miśra* in the fourth *prahara* and *saccitt* in the fifth *prahara*. The same should be understood for *rūkṣa kāla* (dry time). There, instead of *praharas*, the number of days should be increased. During *jighanya rūkṣa kāla* (least dry time), the air inside the *vasti* (body) remains *achitt* for one day, becomes *miśra* on the second day and *saccitt* on the third day. During *madhyama rūkṣa kāla* (moderately dry time), it remains *achitt* for two days, becomes *miśra* on the third day and *saccitt* on the fourth day. During *utkṛṣṭa rūkṣa kāla* (most dry time), it remains *achitt* for three days, becomes *miśra* on the fourth day and *saccitt* on the fifth day.
## Vanaspatikāya (Plant Body)
All *anantakāya* (infinite body) plants are *saccitt* according to the *niścaya naya* (certainty view). Every plant is *saccitt* according to the *vyavahāra naya* (practical view). *Mlāna* (wilted) and *ardha śuṣka* (semi-dry) plants are *miśra*. Rice flour is *miśra*. According to the commentator, freshly ground wheat porridge is *miśra*. A *śami* (Acacia suma) pod that has been roasted once also remains *saccitt* and *miśra*. Leaves, flowers, tender fruits, rice, green stems, etc., become *achitt* when they dry. *Utpala* (blue lotus) and *padma* (red lotus) become *achitt* before one *prahara* when kept in the sun. *Uṣṇayonika* (heat-born) plants become *mlāna* due to rain. *Magadantika* (a type of flower) and *jūhi* (jasmine) flowers, being *uṣṇayonika*, remain *saccitt* for a long time even when kept in the sun. *Magadantika* flowers become *achitt* before one *prahara* when put in water. *Utpala* and *padma*, being *udakayonika* (water-born), can remain *saccitt* for a long time in water.
*Bṛhatkalpabhāṣya*
1. *Daśa* 8/9.
2. *Pini* 27/2, *Mavṛ* p. 18.
3. *Pibhā*, 12-14, *Mavṛ* p. 18, *Onīṭī* 133, 134.
4. *Pini* 30, *Mavṛ* p. 19.
5. *Daśa* 5/2/20.
6. *Bṛbhā* 978.
7. *Daśajicū* p. 262; *Uṇhajōṇiō vā vaṇapphaī kuhejja*.
8. *Bṛbhā* 978, 979.
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