Dravya Sangraha

Author(s): Nemichandra Siddhant Chakravarti, Saratchandra Ghoshal
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
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looked in our everyday parlance. For example, we ordinarily say jar of honey;" but to be accurate we must say a jar of clay or some other substance containing honey." The characteristics of Jiva will be examined from both these points of view in the following verses.
*Sanskrit rendering:
उपयोगः द्विविकल्पः दर्शनं ज्ञानं च दर्शनं चतुर्द्धा !
चक्षुः प्रचक्षुः अवधिः दर्शनं अथ केवलं शेयम् ॥ ४ ॥
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Here it is said that ordinarily we say that Jiva (Living Substance) possesses the five senses, Sight, Hearing, Touch, Taste and Smell, the three forces of thought, word and action, life and respiration. Indriya (the five senses), Bala (the three forces of thought, word and action), Ayu (life) and Anapr.na (respiration)these four are called the four Prânas of Jivas in the past, present and the future. The following verse from Panchastikfyasamayasira is parallel to this verse of Dravya-Simgraha :
"पाहिं चदुहिं जीवदि जीवस्सदि जो हु जीविदा पुव्वं । सो जीव पाणा पुण बलमिंदियमाउ उस्लासेो ॥" [ पञ्चास्तिकायसमयसारः । ३० । ]
i. e., "That is Jiva which lives, will live or has lived formerly by four Prânas. The Pranas are Bala (force), Indriya (the senses), Ayu (Life) and Uchchhâsa (Respiration)."
Thus, from the ordinary point of view (Vyavahara Naya), we regard Jiva to possess a period of life, during which its characteristics are respiration and the employment of the five senses and the three forces of thought, word and action. But from the realistic point of view, Jîva is distinguished by its own great quality, viz., consciousness.
zasìnì giaqcqì ¿au rů a żay azur | ang yang ali jawau kad ji | 8 || * Uvaogo duviyappo damsana nanam cha damsanam chadudhâ,
Chakkhu achakkhu ohi dayanamadha kevalam neyam-(4).
Padapatha. Uvaogo, Upayoga. a Duviyappo, of two varieties Damsanam, Darsana. Cha, and. Nânam, jñâna. Damsanam Dargana. Chadudhâ, of four kinds. Neyam, is to be known Chak khu-achakkhu-ohi-Damsanam, the Darsana like Chaksu
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Upayogah dvivikalpaḥ darsanam janam cha darsanam chatarddha Chaksuḥ achaksuḥ avadhiḥ darsanam atha kevalam jucyam-(4).
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