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Samavāyāngasūtra
विविहगुणमहत्था जिणवरप्पणीया आघविति।
___In Prasnavyākaranadasa (in ten chapters) expressed by Pratyekabuddhas (self-enlightened), the exponent of the precepts of the doctrine of Seers (sva) and of heretics (para), in the language connoting several meanings, uttered exhaustively by preceptors (ācārya) with many-fold eminent qualities and subsidence (and) diversely preached, in detail, by excellent great sages, benefactor to the universe, pertaining to the deity invoked in a mirror (ādarśa), in thumb (angustha), on arm (bāhu), in sword (asi), in diamond (mani), cotton cloth (ksauma), through sun (āditya) etc. the revealing of various science of mahāpraśna (asked questions), manahpraśna (without asking), primarily with the help of deities, puzzling the mind of group of men with double effect, in remote past being instrumental in the effort, of self-restraint excellent Seers, of making steady, difficult in comprehension, awakening the learned, in harmony with all the omniscients, making direct perception of . great objects of various attributes delivered by excellent Seers.
पण्हावागरणेसु णं परित्ता वायणा, 18संखेजा जाव संखेजातो संगहणीतो। से णं अंगट्ठताए दसमे अंगे, एगे सुतक्खंधे, [1 पणतालीसं अज्झयणा,] पणतालीसं उद्देसणकाला, पणतालीसं समुद्देसणकाला, संखेजाणि पयसयसहस्साणि पयग्गेणं 20पण्णत्ते, संखेजा अक्खरा, अणंता गमा जाव चरणकरणपरूवणया आघविजति। से त्तं पण्हावागरणाणि।
Among the Anga texts, it is tenth, single book, [forty five chapters), forty-five sections (recital periods)], forty-five sub-sections, numerable words in lacs, numerable letters, infinite gamas, up to the exposition of conduct (carana)and disposition or thought activity (karana) is instructed. This concludes the Praśnavyākarana.
18. संखेज्जा अणुओगदारा जाव मु०। दृश्यतां टि० १॥ 19. पूर्वापरानुसारेण नन्दीसूत्रानुसारेण च पणतालीसं अज्झयणा इति पाठोऽत्र पूरितः॥ 20. पं० इति सर्वासु प्रतिषु पाठः। दृश्यतां पृ० ४४२ पं० १० टि० ९। "संखेज्जाणि पयसयसहस्साणि पयग्गेणं ति, तानि च किल द्विनवतिर्लक्षाणि षोडश च सहस्राणीति"-अटी०॥ 21. हे २ विना- चरणकरणा आपविजंति जे जे १ खं० ला १, २ । चरणकरणपरूवणया आघविजंति मु०। दृश्यतां पृ० ४३५ पं० १॥
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