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GOMMATASARA.
molecules of electric matter (Taijas varganá); for each of the former kind we have an infinite number of the latter. Both the bodies are co-extensive. Therefore the matter of the electric body must be very much finer than that of the physical body. Perhaps it may be better understood by a comparison of the wave-lengths of heat and electricity. The electric waves are more numerous and shorter (that is, finer) than those of heat. So for the same length in space, we have many more and much finer wave-lengths for electricity than for heat.
गाहणाणि ताणं समयपवद्धारा वग्गणाणं च ।
अंगुल असंखभागा उवरुवरिमसंखगुणहीणा ॥ २४७ ॥ अवगाहननि तेषां समयप्रबद्धानां वर्गणानां च । अङ्गुला संख्यभागा उपर्युपरि असंख्य गुणहीनानि ॥ २४७ ॥
247. The size of the units of bondage, and molecules of these (5 bodies) is an innumerable part of a (cubic) finger (Ghanángula). The later one is, successively innumerable part less (than the one immediately preceding).
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Commentary.
This Gatha is not found in the Commentary of Kesava Varni, but is found in the Sanskrit Commentary of Abhaya Chandra Suri, and in the Hindi Commentary of Todara Malla. See Gatha 248 and note.
तस्समयबद्धवग्गणआगाहो सूइचंगुल संख |
भागहिदबिंदअंगुलमुरुवरिं तेण भजिदकमा ॥ २४८॥ तत्समयबद्धवर्गणावगाहः सूच्यङ्गुलासंख्य । भागहितवृन्दाङ्गुलमुपर्युपरि तेन भजितक्रमाः ॥ २४८ ॥
248. The size of their units of bondage (Samaya Prabaddha) and of the (Varganá) is a cubic finger (Ghanángula divided by an innumerable part of a linear finger. (Súchiangula.) And on and on, the division successively is to be (by the same, that is the, innumerable part of a linear finger).
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Commentary.
Cubic finger divided by an innumerable part of a linear finger is the extent of the spatial units in a unit of bondage of physical
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