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Commentary.
The intermediate grades between (Pada) and ( Sanghata) (foot and division) are Pada-Samása or foot-class. For each unit of numerable thousands, the number of letters in the middle foot is increased as many times as there are units in it, i. e. in the middle foot.
एक्कदर गदिरुिवय संघादसुदादु उवरि पुत्रं वा । वरणे संखेजे संघादे उडुम्हि पडिवत्ती ॥ ३३८ ॥ एकतरगतिनिरूपक संघातश्रुतादुपरि पूर्व वा । वर्षे संख्याते संघाते वृद्धे प्रतिपत्तिः ॥ ३३८ ॥
338. Beyond the division (Sangháta) scriptural (knowledge, (containing ) description of one of the four conditions of existence (letters being added one by one) as before up to the number of numerable thousand (Sangháta) (divisions), (we have) Pratipatti "part" (scriptural knowledge).
Commentary.
The intermediate grades between Sangháta and Pratipatti are (Sangháta Samása).
चउगइसरूवरूवयपडिवत्ती दो दु उवरि पुव्वं वा । वर संखेज्जे पडिवत्ती उहि अणियोगं ॥ ३३६ ॥
चतुर्गतिस्वरूपरूपकप्रतिपत्तितस्तु उपरि पूर्व वा । वर्षे संख्या प्रतिपत्तौ वृद्धे अनुयोगम् ॥ ३३६ ॥
339. “Pratipatti ” scriptural knowledge) describing the character of the four conditions of existence letters being added, (one by one) as before, up to the number, of numerable thousands (Pratipatti), we have “Anuyoga” (scriptural knowledge).
Commentary.
The intermediate grades between (Pratipatti) and (Anuyoga) are called (Pratipatti Samása).
चोदसमग्गणसंजुद प्रणियोगादुवरि वढिदे वर । चउरादीप्रणियोगे दुगबारं पाहुडं होदि ॥ ३४० ॥
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