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Samavāyāngasūtra
In Vyākhyā (prajñapti] multifarious questions asked by gods, kings, ascetic kings and by numerous suspicious (ones) were elaborately replied by the Seer/Victor. Matter, quality, space, time, modes, space-point, change of state, real state, relevant explanation, positing (a meaning), stand point or partial judgement, valid knowledge [are expounded] by excellent precise means, manifesting many fold subjects, illuminating universe-non-universe, capable of taking one to the end of the vast ocean like world, worshipped by king of gods, bestower of pleasure to the hearts of fit to be salvated, like well lit lamp, the remover of the dark like particles, that which increases the speculation, sensory and intellect by showing not less than thirty six thousand answers, is the illuminator of the meaning of scripture, beneficial to the pupil and many meanings.
वियाहस्स णं परित्ता 10वायणा जाव अंगठ्ठताए पंचमे अंगे, एगे सुतक्खंधे, एगे साइरेगे अज्झयणसते, दस उद्देसगसहस्साइं, दस समुद्देसगसहस्साई, छत्तीसं वागरणसहस्साइं, चउरासीति पयसहस्साइं पयग्गेणं 11पण्णत्ते। संखेजाइं अक्खराइं, अणंता 12गमा जाव सासया कडा णिबद्धा [णिकाइया जिणपण्णत्ता भावा] 13आघविनंति जाव एवं चरणकरणपरूवणया आघविज्जति। 14से त्तं वियाहे।
___Its readings are measured up to. among [the twelve] Aigas the fifth, is expounded (as containing] single book (śrutaskandha), a little over hundred chapters (adhyayana), ten thousand sections (uddeśanakāla), ten thousand subsections (samuddeśanakāla), thirty-six thousand question-answers (vyākarana) and eighty thousand words (pada) in all. Numerable syllables, infinite modes up to eternal, performed, knitted [established (with logical reasons), essence manifested by Victors / Seers are instructed up to the exposition of conduct and disposition are instructed. This is Vyākhyā.
10. वायणा संखेज्जा अणुओगदारा संखेज्जाओ पडिवत्तीओ संखेज्जा वेढा संखेज्जा सिलोगा संखेज्जाओ निज्जुत्तीओ से णं अंग मु०॥ 11. पं० इति संक्षिप्तः सर्वत्र पाठः ॥ 12. गमा अणंता पज्जवा परित्ता तसा अणंता थावग सासया मु०॥ 13. "विज्जति पण्णविज्जति परूविज्जति निदंसिज्जति उवदंसिज्जंति, से एवं आया से एवं णाया एवं विण्णाया एवं चरण मु०॥ दृश्यतां पृ०४३४ पं० १८॥ 14. से तं० खं० हे १ ला १, २॥
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