________________ Pancastikaya-samgraha EXPLANATORY NOTE Since the liberated-souls (Siddha) stay forever at the top of the universe (loka), therefore, it is certain that the space (akasa) does not assist objects in their motion (gati) and rest (sthiti). The medium-ofmotion (dharma dravya) is the cause that assists objects in their motion (gati), and the medium-of-rest (adharma dravya) is the cause that assists objects in their rest (sthiti). आकाश में गतिस्थितिहेतुत्व के अभाव का हेतु - The reason why space (akasa) does not assist the motion (gati) and the rest (sthiti) - जदि हवदि गमणहेदू आगासं ठाणकारणं तेसिं / पसजदि अलोगहाणी लोगस्स य अंतपरिवुड्डी // 14 // यदि भवति गमनहेतुराकाशं स्थानकारणं तेषां / प्रसजत्यलोकहानिर्लोकस्य चांतपरिवृद्धिः // 14 // अन्वयार्थ - [ यदि] यदि [ आकाशं] आकाश [ तेषाम् ] जीव-पुद्गलों को [गमनहेतुः ] गतिहेतु और [ स्थानकारणं] स्थितिहेतु [ भवति ] होता तो [अलोकहानिः] अलोक (अलोकाकाश) की हानि का [च] और [लोकस्य अंतपरिवृद्धिः] लोक (लोकाकाश) के अन्त की वृद्धि का [प्रसजति ] प्रसंग आये। If the space (akasa) be the cause of motion (gati) and of rest (sthiti) of objects [the souls (jiva) and the matter (pudgala)], it would entail the contraction of the nonuniverse (aloka) and also the expansion of the universe (loka). . . . . . . . 182
