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47. जया णं सूरिए सव्वब्भंतरं मंडलं उवसंकमित्ता णं चारं चरति तया णं इहगतस्स मणूसस्स सत्तचत्तालीसंजोयणसहस्सेहिं दोहि य तेवढेहिं जोयणसतेहिं एक्कवीसाए य सट्ठिभागेहिं जोयणस्स सूरिए चक्खुफासं हव्वमागच्छति। थेरे णं अग्गिभूती 'सत्तचत्तालीसं वासाई अगारमज्झावसित्ता मुंडे भवित्ता णं अगारातो अणगारियं पव्वइते।।
When the sun treads on its inner most circle (diurnal one on the summer solstice day) it is visible to the man of this (Bharata) region from the distance of forty seven thousand two hundred sixty three and twenty one by sixty yojana 47263 21 )A The elder monk Agnibhūti, having lived forty-seven years as a householder, tearing his hairs adopted houselessness from household.: 1. सत्तयालीसं जे० ला १॥ 2. मोहे २ मु०॥ दृश्यतां पृ० ३६३ पं०५॥ 3. णं नास्ति हे २ मु०॥
Notes
A Distance of Moon from the Sun: The circumference of the continent of Jambū is one lac yojana. When excluded one hundred eighty yojanas from both sides, the remaining 99640 (1,00,000-360) is the diametre of sun's innermost mandala (diurnal circle) on Summer solistic day. Its circumference is thirty one lac five thousand and eighty-nine yojana. The sun treads upon this distance in sixty muhurtas, thus its velocity is25129.yojana per muhurta. When the sun moves on the inner most circle, length of the day is eighteen muhurtas.
According to the formula dn= vn x In/2
that is dn distance of the man (observer) from sun in Mn Vn is average linear velocity of sun Mn
In length of day when sun treads upon Mn, Now we have n=1, v. =525129 yojana/muhurta, 1 =18 muhurtas, thus d, = 525129 x 1 = 47263 21 yojana.
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