Dravyasamgraha

Author(s): Nemichandra Acharya, Vijay K Jain
Publisher: Vikalp

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Dravyasamgraha
Ācārya Pujyapada’s Sarvārthasiddhi Moving from one place to another is motion. The opposite of this is rest. Motion and rest are motion and rest. That which helps in motion and rest alone is assisting in motion and rest. The media of motion and rest constitute the subject. Assisting is assistance. What is it? Assisting in motion and in rest.
The media of motion and rest render assistance in facilitating motion and rest. If so the dual of upakāra must be used. No. The word derived in a general sense does not give up its number even when it is associated with another word. For instance, “The duty of an ascetic is austerity and study.”l It comes to this. Just as water facilitates the movement of fish, similarly the medium of motion facilitates the movement of souls and forms of matter tending to move. Just as the earth gives support to objects like the horse, similarly the medium of rest is the common medium of rest for souls and forms of matter tending to rest. It is contended that the word ‘upagraha’in the sutra is unnecessary, as the word 'upakāra'is sufficient. But it is not unnecessary, for it is intended to avoid misinterpretation according to the order of words. Otherwise it would be interpreted thus. The medium of motion assists the motion of souls, and the medium of rest assists the rest of matter. The word ‘upagraha'is used in order to avoid such a misinterpretation.
It should not be argued that the assistance rendered by the media of motion and rest can be attributed to space which is allpervasive. For space has another function, and it gives room to all substances including the media of motion and rest. If we attribute these several functions to space, then there can be no distinction of universe and non-universe.
1 The word duty (kāryam) is used in a general sense, and it is singular,
even when it is associated with austerity and study (tapahśrute which is dual).
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