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CHAPTER-VII
speak stutteringly but the elder ones do not speak in this way. And if the Shastras, written in the language of one place, are taken to another place then how would its meaning become clear there? Therefore, the Shastras are written in the form of pure words of Prakrit, Sanskrit, etc.
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Further, without grammar the real meaning of the words does not become clear; without logic the differentia and verification, etc. cannot be ascertained properly. So, knowing that without the knowledge of grammar, etc., the ascertainment of the true nature of the substances cannot be done correctly through the words, the scriptures are written in accordance with their orthographical tradition. In the dialectal language also, only by making some use of their orthographical tradition the discourses are possible but by making greater use of their orthographical tradition the ascertainment cannot be done more clearly.
Question: "If it is so, why then books are now written in spoken language?"
Answer: Knowing that Jivas level of knowledge is reduced due to bad times and considering that people will understand to the extent they possess knowledge, the scriptures are now written in spoken language. Therefore, such Jivas who are not able to learn grammar, etc., should study through such books only.
And the Jivas who learn grammar etc. in detail with the purpose of expanding the meaning of various words in different ways and study books on logic, etc. for proving their greatness through arguments and counter-arguments and study poetry for showing their cleverness, study these with the object of fulfilling wordly desires, are not religious persons. Only such persons should be known to be religious and wise persons who study in some measure these books as per their capacity with the purpose of self-enlightenment through the ascertainment of Tattvas (substances) etc.
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