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उत्कृष्टसंख्यमानं तन्त्रिचतुथै कचत्वारिंशत्षपश्चाशम् । सप्तदशमं च भागं गत्वा च लब्ध्यक्षरं द्विगुणम् ॥ ३३१ ॥ · 331. The minimum non-verbal knowledge (i. e., Paryáya or Labdhyakshara Jnána becomes) double when three-fourths or 41 out of 56, or 7 out of 10, of the number of maximum numerable steps, have been worked out (in the process of numberable part increase).
एवं असंखलोगा अणक्खरप्पे हवंति छठाणा। ते पज्जायसमासा अक्खरगं उवरि वोच्छामि ॥ ३३२ ॥ एवमसंख्यलोका अनक्षरात्मके भवन्ति षस्थानानि । ते पर्यायसमासा अक्षरगमुपरि वक्ष्यामि ॥ ३३२ ॥
332. Thus the six-fold increases in the non-verbal (Anaksharátmak iscriptural knowledge) are (innumerable by innumerable spatial units of) universe. All (these are) the (kinds of irreducible class of scriptural knowledge) or (Paryaya-Samása or Paryáya series). After this I shall describe the verbal scriptural knowledge (Aksharátmaka Shruta Jnána).
चरिमुव्वंकेणवहिदअत्थक्खरगुणिदचरिममुव्वंकं । अत्थक्खरं तु णाणं होदित्ति जिणेहि णिदिटुं ॥ ३३३ ॥ चरमोर्वत्रेणावहिताक्षरगुणितचरमोर्वकम् । अर्थाक्षरं तु ज्ञानं भवतीति जिनैर्निर्दिष्टम् ॥ ३३३ ।।
333. Verbal scriptural knowledge (Arthákshara) divided (by what is got) after the last U, multiplied by (what is got) after the last U, is the verbal scriptural knowledge. This is said by the Conquerors.
Commentary. Verbal scriptural knowledge is that which is got after an infinite fold increase (Ananta-guna-vriddhi) in the result of the last . U, increase i. e. increase by infinite part. This divided by (Ekatthi --- 1) is the minimum verbal scriptural knowledge (Akshara Jnána, knowledge of a letter).
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