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द्विकत्रिकभवा हि अवरं सप्ताष्टभवा भवन्ति उत्कृष्टम् । अष्टनवभवा हि अवरमसंख्येयं विपुलोत्कृष्टम् ॥ ४५७ ॥
457. (As regards time, past and future), the minimum and maximum (of simple mental knowledge is respectively 2 or 3 incarnations, and 7 or 8 incarnations; and the minimum and maximum of complex mental knowledge is. respectively 8 or 9 incarnations, and innumerable part (of a Palya.)
आवलिअसंखभागं अवरं च वरं च वरमसंखगुणं । तत्तो असंखगुणि असंखलोगं तु विउलमदी॥ ४५८ ॥ अावल्यसंख्यभागमवरं च वरं च वरमसंख्यगुणम् । तत असंख्यगुणितमसंख्यलोकं तु विपुलमतिः ॥ ४५८ ।।
458. In respect of modifications, Bhava) the mini. mum (of simple mental knowledge is an innumerable part of an Avalí, and the maximum is (also) an innumerable part of an (Avali), but innumerable times (of the mini.
mum). And (the minimum and maximum of) complex mental knowledge is respectively innumerable times the (maximum of simple mental knowledge,) and the innumerable x innumerable times the spatial units of universe,
Commentary. The number innumerable is of innumerable grades vide Gem Dictionary App. B.
मझिमदव्यं खेत्तं कालं भावं च मज्झिमंणाणं । जाणादि इदि मणपज्जवणाणं कहिदं समासेण ॥ ४५६ ॥ मध्यमद्रव्यं क्षेत्रं कालं भावं च मध्यमं ज्ञानम् । जानातीति मनापर्ययज्ञानं कथितं समासेन ॥ ४५६ ॥
459. The intermediate (divisions of mental)knowledge know the intermediate divisions of) matter, space, time and modification.—Thus mental knowledge has been described in brief.
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