Book Title: Gaudavaho
Author(s): Vakpatiraj, Narhari Govind Suru, P L Vaidya, A N Upadhye, H C Bhayani
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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________________ Notes 193 454. When the mountains were dug out, the whole region at their bases appeared hollowed out (FTSTHET) and then the corresponding parts of the earth on the borders became lifted up high and elevated (30u3t). The displaced mountains were lodged in the other distant regions, thus making the whole surface of the earth unevenly high and low (fan). 455. There were big rivers on the mountain-slopes, but as the mountains separated and started moving, they threw a lot of earth (ECT) and dust in the river-beds, the flow of which was consequently choked and suppressed. Later, however, the earthdust settled down at the bottom in the form of mud (उल्लंतरेणु) and the water up above started flowing as currents of these big rivers. 456. The mountains were submitted to two-fold outrages : the first was, cutting of their wings by Indra and the second was their displacement by the king Pộthu. Between these two, their displacement proved to be more damaging than their wing-cutting; because once their wings were lopped off, they settled down steady (fTah) in their places on the earth, wherever they dropped down and in course of time, they grew up the forests and vegetation. Cf. छिन्नपक्षैर्यथा तथा स्थितिरासादिता। समासीनधनुष्कोटिविघटनचलितैः पुनर्नगैर्न कथंचित् पदबन्धो लब्ध इति THTGETRI Tot afuge TFT I Com. 457. The mountains on two sides only viz. on the east and the west, were displaced and pushed back, leaving a very vast space in the central regions. The earth was thus weighed down only on its two sides (TATU#3r). It appeared, however, it was depressed in the central region, because on its surrounding borders was situated ( 1937) quite a ring (afia) of all these displaced, heavy and tall mountains. 458. There was a heavy concentration (TFE FITT) on the earth’s borders of the displaced (THITT) mountains, which, by their weight (57739), caused a great depression in them (borders ). Consequently, the area of the earth appeared to be curtailed and reduced (956), although in fact, it gained in vastness of space (farenfrei) by reason of the removal of obstructive mountains. G. 13 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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