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The infinite degrees (Avibhága Pratichheda) contained in one letter-knowledge divided by the degrees (Avibhága Pratichheda) of U, the highest figure of Paryaya-Samasa-knowledge is the infinite by which we have to multiply the Paryaya-Samása-knowledge to obtain verbal scriptural knowledge. This infinite is different from the infinite in the six-fold increases heretofore.
Akshara is of three kinds:(i) Capacity of possessing (minimum) verbal scriptural know
ledge, produced by the destruction-subsidence of the scriptural-knowledge obscuring-Karma. It is called letter facul
ty, Labdhyakshara. (ii) Sound produced by means of the vocal organs, lips, teeth,
tongue, palate, throat, etc., are called letter sounds,
Nirvritti Akshara. (iii) Representation of sounds by letters is the letter-representa
tion (Sthapana Akshara). पण्णवणिज्जा भावा अणंतभागो दु अणभिलप्पाणं । पएणवणिज्जाणं पुण अणंतभागो सुदणिबद्धो ॥ ३३४ ॥ प्रज्ञापनीया भावा अनन्तभागस्तु अनभिलाप्यानाम् । प्रज्ञापनीयानां पुनः अनन्तभागः श्रुतनिबद्धः॥ ३३४ ॥
334, Expressible matters, (i. e., the total of knowledge as expressed by the Adorable (Ara hanta) himself in His enlightened Voice, Divyadhvani or letterless speech, Anaksharáváni) is an infinite part of inexpressible (matter, i, e., the total of all what is known to the omniscient). And only an infinite part of expressible (matter) can be digested as scriptural (knowledge).
एयक्खरादु उवरिं एगेगेणक्खरेण वतो। संखेजे खलु उड्डे पदणामं होदि सुदणाणं ॥३३५॥ एकाक्षरादुपरि एकैकेनाक्षरेण वर्धमानाः। संख्येये खलु वृद्ध पदनाम भवति श्रुतज्ञानम् ॥ ३३५ ॥
335. One letter (knowledge) increasing up to numerable (letters) the increase of letters being one by one, constitutes the scriptural knowledge named 'foot' (Pada).
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