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## Translation:
**119**
**Chapter 22**
**Explanation of the Proximity of the State of Existence**
**204.** The **utkarsh** (excellent) state of existence is from the beginning of **samavaya** (simultaneous existence) to **antaḥkoḍakoḍī** (a specific measure of time).
**205.** In the case of **arati** (displeasure) and **śoka** (sorrow), which is **dvi-dvi-hatti** (two-two-fold), is it **utkarsh** or **anutkarsh** (inferior)?
**206.** It is both **utkarsh** and **anutkarsh**.
**207.** The **anutkarsh** state of existence is from the beginning of **samavaya** to twenty **koḍakoḍī** **sāgaropam** (a specific measure of time) less than an **asankhyeya** (innumerable) number of **palyopam** (a specific measure of time).
**208.** In the case of **bhaya** (fear) and **duguṁchāṇa** (disgust), which is **dvi-dvi-hatti**, is it **utkarsh** or **anutkarsh**?
**209.** It is **utkarsh** by **niyama** (rule).
**210.** Similarly, **arati**, **śoka**, **bhaya**, and **duguṁchāṇa** are also **utkarsh**.
**211.** The specific difference should be known.
**Explanation:**
In the case of a **napuṁsakavedakī** (a being with a neutral karma), what is the state of existence of **arati** and **śoka**? Is it **utkarsh** or **anutkarsh**? It is both **utkarsh** and **anutkarsh**. If there is a **bandha** (bond) of **arati** and **śoka** during the **bandha kāla** (time of binding) of the **napuṁsakavedakī**, then it is **utkarsh**. Otherwise, it is **anutkarsh**. This **anutkarsh** state of existence is from the beginning of **samavaya** to twenty **koḍakoḍī** **sāgaropam** less than an **asankhyeya** number of **palyopam**.
**Explanation:**
In the case of a **napuṁsakavedakī**, what is the state of existence of **bhaya** and **duguṁchāṇa**? It is **utkarsh** by **niyama**, because these **prakriti** (nature) are **dhruva-bandhī** (permanently bound).
**Explanation:**
Just as the **sannīkarpa** (proximity) of the state of existence of all **moha-prakriti** (delusion-nature) has been explained in relation to the **napuṁsakavedakī**, similarly, the **sannīkarpa** of the state of existence of **arati**, **śoka**, **bhaya**, and **duguṁchāṇa** should also be explained. However, there is a slight difference that should be known.
**Explanation:**
The specific difference that is being explained in this **samarpaṇa-sūtra** (explanatory verse) is as follows:
When the **utkarsh** state of existence of **arati** and **śoka** is suppressed and explained in terms of **sannīkarpa**, there is no difference between the **sannīkarpa** of **mithyātva** (falsehood), **samyag-mithyātva** (partially true), **samyaktva** (right knowledge), and the sixteen **kapāya** (types of delusion) in relation to the **napuṁsakavedakī**. However, in the case of a **strīvedakī** (a being with a female karma), there is both **utkarsh** and **anutkarsh**. This **anutkarsh** state of existence is from the beginning of **samavaya** to **antaḥkoḍakoḍī** **sāgaropam**, and according to some **ācārya** (teachers), it is from the beginning of **samavaya** to **antaḥmuhūrta** (a specific measure of time). Similarly, the **sannīkarpa** of the state of existence of a **pumvedakī** (a being with a male karma) should be known.
**Note:**
The text uses several Jain terms that are difficult to translate directly into English. The translation attempts to preserve the meaning of these terms while also making the text understandable to a general audience.