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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
i.e.. " That is called Dharma which is the cause of movement of substances, like Jivas, etc., as water (is the helper) of the movement of fish. It exists pervading Lokâ kâ sa, is formless and eternal, and is the object of knowledge of only the omniscient.”
Dharma is, therefore, that which, not moving in itself and not imparting motion to anything: helps the movement of Jiva and Pudgala. Without Dharma, the motion of Jiva and Pudgala would be impossible. ठाणजुदाण अधम्मो पुग्गलजीवाण ठाणसहयारी। छाया जह पहियाणं गच्छंता एंव सो धरई ॥१८॥ Thâņajudâna adhammo
p l ivaņa thânasahayârî. Chhâyâ jaha pahiyâņam gachchhantâ ņeva so dharayî -
(18.)
Padapatha.--- Jaba, as.err Chhâyâ, shadow. fenai Pahiyâņam, of the travellers. crugere Thậpajudâņa, stationary. gomeonato Pnggalajîvâņa, of the Pudgalas and Jivas. Parerê Thâņa-sahayâri, is assistant in making stationary. We Adhammo, Adharma.# So, that. Tear Gachchhantâ, those moving. sa Ņeva, does not. af Dharai, holds.
18. As shadow (assists the staying of) the travellers, (so) Adharma assists the staying of the Pudgalas and Jivas which are stationary. But that (i.e., Adharma) does not hold back moving (Pudgalas and Jivas).
COMMENTARY. Adharma is exactly the opposite of Dharma which has been described in Verse 17. Dharma is the fulcrum of motion, and Adharma is the fulcrum of rest. l'ide
"जह हवदि धम्मदब्वं तह तं जाणेह दवमधम्मकखं । ठिदि-किरियाजुत्ताणं कारणभदं तु पुढवीव ॥"
[ysafe IRRTHYER: ICE 1] Adharma, like Dharma, is eternal, without form and without * Sanskrit rendering: स्थानयुतानां अधर्मः पुद्गलजीवानां स्थानसहकारी। छाया यथा पथिकानां गच्छतां नैव स धरति ॥१८॥ Sthanayntana adharmah pudgalajivanam sthana-sahakari. Chhaya yath â pathikânâm gachchhatâm naiva sa dharati-(18).
