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[First Prajnapana Pada] [There are 43 lakh Yonis. And they should be understood as seven lakh Yonis, including both subtle and gross.] What are the types of Apkayik Jivas? [26 Ans.] Apkayik Jivas are said to be of two types / They are as follows: subtle Apkayik and gross Apkayik / [26 Pra.] What are the types of subtle Apkayik? [27 Ans.] Subtle Apkayik are said to be of two types / They are as follows: sufficient subtle Apkayik and insufficient subtle Apkayik / (Thus) this is the description of subtle Apkayik / [28.1] What are the types of gross Apkayik? [28.1 Ans.] Gross Apkayik are said to be of many types. They are as follows: Pros, Him (snow), Mahika (subtle rain or fog that occurs during pregnancy), Prole, Haratanu (water droplets that accumulate on the front part of wheat grass, etc., which sprout by breaking the ground), Suddodak (water that originates in the sky and the water of rivers, etc.), Sitodak (water of rivers, etc., that has become cold), Ushnodak (water that has naturally become hot from a spring, etc.), Ksharodak (salty water), Khattodak (slightly sour water), Ambilodak (naturally sour water like vinegar), Lavnodak (salt water of the ocean), Varunodak (water of the Varun ocean or water with a taste like wine), Kshirodak (Kshir ocean 1. Prajnapana Sutra Malay. Vritti, letter no. 27-28 2. Pracharang Sutra Niyuktikar has mentioned only 5 types of gross Apkayik: "Suddodak y 1 Ussa 2 Hime y 3 Mahiya y 4 Haratanu cheva 5 / Bayaraovihana panchviha vaniya ae // 108 //" According to this gatha, only 5 types have been mentioned. And these same five types are also mentioned in Uttaradhyayanasutra A. 36, gatha 86, while here many types have been mentioned / —San.