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11 (P.6. A. 1. S. 639. or incantations for the birth of such a genius. This is suggested by the word #17 in the Sutra.
The words आवरण, क्षय and उपशम are technical terms used in Jain works in the sense of obstructions, total destruction and checking respectively.
हेमचन्द्र here alludes to the गणधरs (the disciples of महावीर) as men of genius who composed द्वादशाङ्गी (the sacred works of Jain religion), on the strength of this natural genius. q 6th:-(2) Artificial or conditional gaat can be had by muttering the words of sacred works or mystic incantation.
The only difference between natural and conditional genius is that while in both 737 and 3974 are necessary for the mainfestation of genius, in the former these (979 and 3997) take place naturally, while in the latter they are brought about by 427, kar etc.
Sutra 7th:--Now this two-fold sfaat is rendered brighter or more powerful by व्युत्पत्ति and अभ्यास (that is proficiency and application.)
These two-(ayegfer and 3x379) cleverness and study are never the direct causes of fahi but they only enhance the power of sfahl; for without poetic genius cleverness and study are totally useless.
In the 8th Sutra our author defines the word wycofer as the proficiency in 1827 (poetry), all sciences and in all things concerning the world around us.
wegfa comprises under it a wide range of knowledge of humanity as a whole, and observation of human nature and of the vast world around us (both animate and inanimate).
agrafer also means profound learning and extensive reading of manifold branches of literature such as
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