Dravya Sangraha

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

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श्रवचदुणाणदंसण सामराणं जीवलक्खणं भणियं । ववहारा सुद्धगया सुद्धं पुरा दंसणं गाणं ॥ ६ ॥ Athaca-lunan lamsana sâmannam jîvalakkhanam bhaniyam.
Vavahârâ suddhanayâ suddham puna damsanam nânam (6).
Padapatha.- Sâmannam, in a general sense.
Jivalakkha
nam, the characteristic of Jiva. a Vavahârâ, according to Vyavahâra Naya. Atthachadunânadamsana, the eight Jñânas and four Darsanas. Bhaniyam, is narrated. Puna, again. Suddhanayâ, according to Suddha Naya. Suddham, Suddha (Pure). Damsanam, Darsan (perception). Nanam, Jñâna (knowledge).
6. According to Vyavahâra Naya, the general characteristics of Jiva are said to be eight kinds of Jñâna and four kinds of Darśana. But according to Suddha Naya, (the characteristics of Jîva) are pure Jñâna and Darśana.
COMMENTARY.
The commentator Brahmadeva says that Jiva is said in a general sense to have the characteristics of eight kinds of Jñâna and four kinds of Darsana. By the word "Sâmânya" or "in a general sense in the original verse we should understand "when we do not desire to distinguish between Samsâri (leading a mundane existence) or Mukta (liberated) Jivas or when we do not distinguish between pure and impure Jñâna and Darsana." In this verse the author says that really Jiva possesses the characteristics of pure Jñâna and Darśana, but from the ordinary or common sense point of view,
*Sanskrit rendering:
अष्टचतुर्ज्ञानदर्शने सामान्य जीवलक्षणं भणितम् । व्यवहारात् शुद्धनयात् शुद्धं पुनः दर्शनं ज्ञानं ॥ ६ ॥ Astachaturjñânadarsane sâmânyam jîvalakṣaṇam bhanitam. Vyavahârât suddhanayât suddham punah darśanam jñânam.-(6).
| "सामान्यमिति कोऽर्थः १ संसारिजीव - मुक्तजीवविवक्षा नास्ति,
अथवा शुद्धाशुद्ध-ज्ञानदर्शन विवक्षा नास्ति ।”
Commentary on Dravya-Samgraha, Verse 6. By Brahmadeva.
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