Dravya Samgraha

Author(s): Nalini Balbir
Publisher: Hindi Granth Karyalay

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Homage to the Five Entities पणतीस सोल छप्पण चउदुगमेगं च जवह झाएह। परमेट्ठिवाचयाणं अण्णं च गुरूवएसेण॥४९॥ panatisa sola cha-ppana cau-dugam-egam ca javahajhāeha parametthi-vacayanam annam ca guruvaesena.
Thirty five, sixteen, six, five, four, two and one of the syllables) expressing (homage) to the Five entities: recite and meditate, and also any other (formula) according to your teacher's advice.
णट्ठचदुघाइकम्मो दंसणसुहणाणवीरियमईओ। सुहदेहत्थो अप्पा सुद्धो अरिहो विचिन्तिजो॥५०॥
nattha-cadu-ghāikammo damsaņa-suha-nāna-vīriya-maio suha-deha-ttho appā suddho ariho vicintijjo.
He has destroyed the four harmful karmas, he is made of vision, bliss, knowledge and energy, he abides in a pure body, his soul is pure. He is the Arhat.20 You should meditate (upon him).
णट्ठट्टकम्मदेहो लोयालोयस्स जाणओ दट्ठा। पुरिसायारो अप्पा सिद्धो झाएह लोयसिहरत्थो॥५१॥
natth'-attha-kamma-deho loyāloyassa jānao datthā purisāyāro appā siddho jhāeha loya-sihara-ttho.
" According to Brahmadeva's commentary: "Thirty five" : namo arihantānam, namo siddhānam, namo ayariyanam, namo uvajjhāyānam, namo loe savva-sāhunam; "sixteen" : arihanta siddha āyariya uvajjhāyā sāhū ; "six": arihanta siddhā; "five": a si ā u sā; "four": arihanta; "two": siddha; "one" : a or om (from a+a (for aśarīra = siddha)+7+u+ma (for muni = sādhu). For other alternatives see also Ghosal ad locum. 20 In this group of stanzas (50-54), the traditional "etymology" of the designation of each of the Five Entities is provided.
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