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379. We do not know the length, breadth and height in space of minimum visual (knowledge) separately. But its cubic volume (Samíkarana) is the extent in space of minimum (Visual knowledge.)
Commentary. The extent in space of the body of a fine completely undevelopable common soul in the 3rd instant from its birth being the absolute minimum cannot be reduced to its length, breadth, and height, in any linear measure which can be conprehended by the human mind. This is what is meant in the gatha.
Otherwise there are innumerable spatial-units even in the space occupied by this body, and each one of them is perfectly plain to the all-knowledge of the Omniscient.
अवरोगाहणमाणं उस्सेहंगुलअसंखभागस्स । सूइस्स य घणपदरं होदि हु तक्खेत्तसमकरणे ॥ ३८० ॥ अवरावगाहनमानमुत्सेधाङ्गलासंख्यभागस्य । सूचेश्च घनप्रतरं भवति हि तत्क्षेत्रसमीकरणे ॥ ३८० ॥
380. The extent of the minimum localisation is an innumerable part of an ordinary finger (Utseda-angula.) And the spatial volume of it is the cube of its base (Súchí.)
अवरं तु ओहिखेत्तं उस्सेहं अंगुलं हवे जम्हा। सुहुमोगाहणमाणं उवरि पमाणं तु अंगुलयं ॥ ३८१ ॥ अवरं तु अवधिक्षेत्रमुत्सेधमङ्गलं भवेद्यस्मात् । सूक्ष्मावगाहनमानमुपरि प्रमाणं तु अङ्गल म् ॥ ३८१ ॥
381. The minimum spatial extent (Kshetra) of visual (knowledge) is (measured) by Utseda angula, because (its measure is) the extent of the space occupied by (the body of the) fine (completely undevelopalle common soul in 3rd instant of its birth.) Beyond this (the measure is by) (Pramána-angula) (equal to 500 Utsedángula),
अवरोहिखेत्तमज्झे अवरोही अवरदव्वमवगमदि । तद्दध्वस्सवगाहो उस्सेहासंखघणपदरा ॥३८२ ॥
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