Dravya Sangraha

Author(s): Nemichandramuni
Publisher: Chandraprabha Digambar Jain Mandir Trust

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Dravy a - Sangraha
Gahanam, cognition 4*-VIDI Sammam Nanam, Samyak Jnana or Perfect Knowledge. a Cha, and. 9844 Aneyabheyam, of many varieties.
42. Samyak Jnana (Perfect Knowledge) is the detailed cognition of the real nature of the ego and non-ego, is freed from Samsaya (Doubt), Vimoha (Perversity) and Vibhrama (Indefiniteness), and is of many varieties.
COMMENTARY Correct knowledge, according to Jain Nyaya philosophy must be free from the Samaropa (i.e. fallacies). This Samaropa is said to be of three kinds: Viparyaya or Vimoha (Perversity), Samsaya (Doubt) and Anadhya vasa ya or Vibhrama (Indefiniteness). The cognition of an object as something which is quite the contrary of its real self, is known as Viparyaya or Vimoha. For example, if we think nacre to be silver, we have a knowledge vitiated by Viparyaya or Vimoha (Perversity). Samsaya consists of doubt when our mind sways between this or that, without being able to assert the true nature of anything. For example, when we see a certain object from a distance and are unable to say whether it is a man or a post, we have an instance of Samsaya or doubt. A knowledge that this is something without any clear idea of what it is, is called Anadhyavasaya or Vibhrama. For example, such a knowledge arises in the mind of a person when he touches something while he is moving. He is conscious that he has touched something, but is unable to say what it is. These being the varieties of fallacy, there is no doubt that in Perfect knowledge these are entirely absent. In the state of Perfect knowledge we have a clear idea of the real nature of everything, ego and non-ego. This idea is not of a shadowy kind, but consists of detailed knowledge. We have already dascribed the difference between detailed and detailless knowledge in the commentary on Verse 4.
जं सामएणं गहणं भावाणं णेव कटुमायारं।
अविसेसिदूण पट्टे दंसणमिदि भएणये समये ॥ ४३ ।। Jam samannam gahanam bhavanam neva kattumayaram. Avisesiduna atte damsana midi bhannaye samaye-(43).
Padapatha-- Atte, things. vadfaçu Avisesiduna, without particulars, ICH A varam, detail. Da Neva, not. Fra Kattum, grasp-. ing. i Jam, which. Hau Bhavanam. things. FlTV Samannam, general. TEU Gahanam, perception. 'AUH Damsanam, Darshana, ta Idi, this