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Elaboration—The seventeen adjectives used for physical avashyak with scriptural knowledge inform about its absolute correctness. They are
(1) Sikkhitam (shikshit)-studied or read properly from beginning to end.
(2) Thitam (thit)—-understood and absorbed in memory.
(3) Jitam (jit)-retained in mind so as to recall at once at the time of revision.
(4) Mitam (mit)-studied and assessed in terms of number of verses, words, syllables, meter etc.
(5) Parijitam (parijit)-perfected by revising in normal and reverse sequence so as to acquire the ability to recite at will in any desired sequence.
(6) Namasamam (namasam)--to commit every part of the book to memory as firmly as ones own name.
These six adjectives inform about the ancient process of memorizing the Agam text. The following adjectives are related to perfection in elocution
(7) Ghosasamam (ghoshasam)—to recite the text fluently with phonetic perfection in the required high or low pitch. In modern terms it is called rising and falling tone.
(8)—(9 Ahinakkharam (ahinakshar) and Anachchakkharam (antyakshar)—to recite without shortening or extending syllables. This is because, if a syllable is missed from the Agam text the desired meaning cannot be grasped. In the same way adding syllables can also cause confusion. The commentator (Tika) has explained this with examples
(1) Missing a syllable-In Rajagriha city, on conclusion of the discourse of Bhagavan Mahavir, when king Shrenik and minister Abhaya Kumar were about to return to the palace they saw a vidyadhar (a type of god) falling from the sky and again अनुयोगद्वार सूत्र
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Illustrated Anuyogadvar Sutra
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