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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
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भंगुलमावलियाए भागमसंखेजदोवि संखेजो। अंगुलमावलियंतो आवलियं चांगुलपुधत्तं ॥४०४॥ अङ्गलावल्योः भागोऽसंख्येयोपि संख्येयः । अङ्गलमावल्यन्त श्रावलिकश्वाङ्गलपृथक्त्वम् ॥ ४०४ ॥
404. (In the first section, Kándakas, the minimum and maximum space is respectively) innumerable and numerable part of a (cubic) finger, (and time, innumerable and numerable part of) an Ávalí.
(The maximum of the first gives the minimum of the second and.so on. Therefore only the maximum of space and of time of the remaining 18 sections are given below in their order). In the (second), a (cubic) finger; a little less than an Avali; (in the third) 3 to nine (Prathaktva cubic) fingers ; (3 to nine) Avalís.
श्रावलियपुधत्तं पुण हत्थं तह गाउयं मुहुत्तं तु। जोयण भिएणमुहुत्तं दिवसंतो पण्णुवीसं तु ॥ ४०५॥ प्रावलिपृथक्त्वं पुनः हस्तस्तथा गव्यूतिः मुहूर्तस्तु । योजनं भिन्नमुहूर्तः दिवसान्तः पञ्चविंशतिस्तु ॥ ४०५॥
405. (In the fourth) one hand; and 3 to 9 Avalis. (In the fifth) one Kosa, (Gavyúti =2 miles); (Antara-muhúrta) (In the sixth) one yojana ; Antar-muhúrta. And in the seventh) twenty-five (yojanas); and a little less than a day (24 hours).
भरहम्मि अद्धमासं साहियमासं च जंबुदीवम्मि । वासं च मणुवलोए वासपुधत्तं च रुचगम्मि ॥ ४०६ ॥ भरते अर्धमासः साधिकमासश्च जम्बूद्वीपे । वर्षश्च मनुजलोके वर्षपृथक्त्वं च रुचके ॥ ४०६ ।।
406. (In the eighth) Bharata-kshetra; half-month. (In the ninth) Jambúdvípa; a little more than a month. (In the tenth) Human region (21 continents bounded by mountain Mánushottara); one year. (In the eleventh) Ruchakadvípa (the 13th continent); 3 to 9 years.
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