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## Description of the Six Substances and Five Astikayas
Who can prohibit? If there were no one to prohibit, then there would be no division of the world and the non-world. But when there is a world and a non-world, then it is known that Dharma and Adharma are definitely substances. Their existence is distinct, they are certainly connected. Both are immersed in the same field, just as the Siddha-Rashi is inseparable from the field in which it resides, so are they inseparable. Both are always inactive and, being all-pervasive, are limited to the world - this is the meaning of the sutra. ||87||
This explains the complete indifference of Dharma and Adharma, even though they are the cause of motion and rest.
The Nay (principle) moves, Dharma does not move, it does not move another substance.
The spread of motion is for the Jivas and the Puggalas. ||88||
Just as the wind, which is the result of motion, is seen to be the cause of the motion of flags, so Dharma is not. Because it is inactive, it never becomes the result of motion. How then can it be the cause of the motion of others by being a co-worker? But just as water is only a supporting cause for fish, so is Dharma indifferent to the spread of motion for Jivas and Puggalas.
And just as a horse, which is the result of motion and previous rest, is seen to be the cause of the rest of the chariot, so Adharma is not. Because it is inactive, it never becomes the result of motion and previous rest. How then can it be the cause of the rest of others? But just as the earth is only a supporting cause for the horse, so is Adharma indifferent to the spread of motion and previous rest for Jivas and Puggalas. ||88||
Meaning of the Anvaya: (Dharma-Astika) Dharma-Astika (na gachchati) does not move (cha) and (anyadravya-sya) does not cause the movement of another substance, (sa) he (jiva-na-m puggala-na-m) (of the Jivas and Puggalas) (gateh prasara) is the spreader of motion (bhavati) becomes.
Commentary: Here it is stated that Dharma and Adharma are completely indifferent, even though they are the cause of motion and rest.
Just as the wind, which is the result of motion, is seen to be the cause of the motion of flags, so Dharma is not. Because it is inactive, it never becomes the result of motion, so how can it be the cause of the motion of others by being a co-worker? (It cannot be.) But just as water is only a supporting cause for fish (in motion), so is Dharma indifferent to the spread of motion for Jivas and Puggalas.