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Pravacanasāra
वण्णरसगंधफासा विजंते पुग्गलस्स सुहुमादो। पुढवीपरियंतस्स य सद्दो सो पोग्गलो चित्तो 2-40॥
वर्णरसगन्धस्पर्शा विद्यन्ते पुद्गलस्य सूक्ष्मात् । पृथिवीपर्यन्तस्य च शब्दः स पौद्गलश्चित्रः 2-40॥
सामान्यार्थ - [सूक्ष्मात् पृथिवीपर्यन्तस्य ] परमाणु से लेकर महास्कंध पृथिवी पर्यन्त [ पुद्गलस्य] ऐसे पुद्गलद्रव्य में [वर्णरसगन्धस्पर्शाः] रूप-5, रस-5, गन्ध-2, स्पर्श-8 ये चार प्रकार के गुण [विद्यन्ते] मौजूद हैं [च ] और जो [शब्दः] शब्द है [सः] वह [ पौद्गलश्चित्रः] भाषा, ध्वनि आदि के भेद से अनेक प्रकार वाला पुद्गल का पर्याय है।
The substance (dravya) of matter (pudgala), from the minute atom (paramānu) to the gross earth (prthivi), have the qualities of colour (varna), taste (rasa), smell (gandha) and touch (sparśa). The sound (sabda), which is of many kinds, is the mode (paryāya) of the matter (pudgala).
Explanatory Note: The substance (dravya) of matter (pudgala) is of six kinds: 1) suksma-suksma - extremely fine, 2) suksma - fine, 3) sūkşma-sthūla – fine-gross, 4) sthūla-sūkşma - gross-fine, 5) sthūla - gross, and 6) sthūla-sthūla - extremely gross. The atom (paramānu) is of the first kind, suksma-suksma - extremely fine. The molecules fit to turn into karmas – kārmāņa-vargaņā - are suksma - fine. Touch (sparsa), taste (rasa), smell (gandha) and sound (sabda) are sūkşma-sthūla – fine-gross; since these are not recognized by the eye these are fine, and since these are recognized by the other four senses these are gross too. The image (chāyā) is sthula-suksma - gross-fine; since it is recognized by the eye it is gross and since it cannot be handled it is fine too. The liquids, like water and oil, are sthūla - gross; these do not fall apart on piercing
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