Samavayangasuttam

SR No.: 006941
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ashok Kumar Singh
Publisher: B L Institute of Indology
Publication Year: 2012
Total Pages: 498
Language: English, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_English & agam_samvayang
File Size: 9 MB

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Samavāya twenty-five
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making, (xxiii) unsuggestive physique-making, (xxiv) dishonour and shame physique-making and (xxv) formation of the body physique-making.
गंगा-सिंधूओ णं महाणदीओ पणुवीसं गाउयाणि पुहत्तेणं दुहतो 20घडमुहपवत्तिएणं मुत्तावलिहारसंठितेणं पवातेणं 21 पवडंति।
The well-known rivers Gangā and Sindhu fall from both sides through an abyss or gorge (prapāta) of the shape of diamond necklace (muktāvalihāra), entering the pitcher (ghata) of twenty-five gavyutis' dimension [and passing through an underground channel].
___ रत्ता-रत्तवतीओ णं महाणदीओ पणुवीसं गाउयाणि 22पुहत्तेणं जाव पवातेणं पवडंति। लोगबिंदुसारस्स णं पुव्वस्स पणुवीसं वत्थू पण्णत्ता।
[Likewise) the well-known rivers Raktā and Raktavati also fall from both sides through an abyss or gorge of the shape of diamond necklace (muktāvalihāra), [entering the pitcher] of twenty-five gavyutis dimension [and passing through an underground channel] of the shape of the mouth of crocodile (makaramukha). The sections (vāstu), of [the fourteenth] Pūrva, lokabindusāra, are expounded as twenty-five. 25[2] इमीसे णं रतणप्पभाए पुढवीए अत्थेगतियाणं नेरइयाणं पणुवीसं पलिओवमाइं ठिती पण्णत्ता। अहेसत्तमाए पुढवीए अत्थेगतियाणं नेरइयाणं पणुवीसं सागरोवमाई ठिती पण्णत्ता। असुरकुमाराणं देवाणं अत्थेगतियाणं पणुवीसं पलिओवमाइं ठिती पण्णत्ता। सोहम्मीसाणेसु कप्पेसु अत्गतियाणं देवाणं पणुवीसं पलिओवमाइं ठिती पण्णत्ता। मज्झिमहेट्ठिमगेवेजाणं देवाणं जहण्णेणं पणुवीसं सागरोवमाइं ठिती पण्णत्ता।
On this (first) earth Gem-lustre (Ratnaprabhā), some infernal beings' longevity is expounded twenty-five pit-simile. On the lower seventh earth, some infernal beings' longevity is expounded twenty-five ocean-similes. Some demon (Asurakumāra) gods' longevity is expounded as twenty-five pit-similes.
20. पवित्ति जे० मु०। “घडमुहपवत्तिएणं ति घटमुखादिव पञ्चविंशतिक्रोशपृथुलजिह्वकात् मकरमुखप्रणालात् प्रवृत्तेन"-अटी०॥.. 21. पडंति मु०॥ 22. पोहत्तेणे जे० विना । पुहुत्तेणं मकरमुहपवित्तिएणं मुत्तावलिहारसंठिएणं पवातेण पडति मु०॥