Introducing Jainism

Author(s): Satyaranjan Banerjee
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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INTRODUCING JAINISM
Syādvāda saptabhangi saptabhangi
vacanavinyāsa
applicable to Jiva . ..
3. syād asti
nāsti ca
tệtīyo bhangah syād astyeva syān. In a certain sense both in a nāstyeva iti kram- ljiva exists and positive and eņa sadaņsā-sada in another sense negative way msa-kalpanā-vibha- does not exist as
janena třtiya bhan. well.
gaḥ
yathā-syādasti nāst. yeva ghatah. May be the jar exists and in a sense it does exist. .
4. syād caturtho syād avaktavyam In a certain avaktavýam bhangah eveti sama-samaye sense jiva is
explains im vidhi-nişedhayor indescribable. possibility anirvacaniya-kal. The positive and of affirming
negative aspects and denying caturtho bhangah. of jiva cannot be simultaneously yathā-syad avak- explained simul
tavya eva ghatah. taneously by any "May be the jar is word. indescribable"
In a certain sense jiva exists as well as it is indescribable.
5. syād asti pañcamo syād astyeva syad'
avaktav. bhangaḥ avaktavyam eveti yasca takes into vidhi-prādhānyena
consideration yugapad-vidhithe existence nişedhā-nirvacaniyaand indescribable khyāpanā-kalpanā. nature both vibhajanayā pañsimultaneously camo bhangah.
yathā--syādastyeva syād avaktavya eva ghataḥ. “May be the jar exists as well as it is indescribable."