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गुणाः ] पहले कहे जो विशेष गुण हैं संक्षेपात् ] विस्तार न करके थोड़े में ही [ मूर्तिप्रहीणानां ] मूर्तिरहित जो पाँच द्रव्य हैं उनके [ ज्ञेया: ] जानना चाहिये।
The specific quality of the substance of space (ākāśa dravya) is to provide room - avagahana - to all substances at the same time. And, the specific quality of the substance of medium of motion (dharma dravya) is to render assistance in motion - gatihetutva to the substances of soul (jiva) and matter (pudgala). Further, the specific quality of the substance of medium of rest (adharma dravya) is to render assistance in rest - sthitihetutva - to the substances of soul (jiva) and matter (pudgala). The specific quality of the substance of time (kāla dravya) is to render assistance to all substances in their continuity of being through gradual changes - vartană - and in their modifications through time. Lord Jina has said that the specific quality of the substance of soul (jiva dravya) is consciousness (cetana) that manifests in form of cognition (upayoga). In essence, each of the five noncorporeal (amurtika) substances (dravya) must be known to have the above mentioned specific qualities.
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Explanatory Note: To provide room - avagahana - to all substances at the same time can be the specific quality of only the substance of space (ākāśa dravya) since it is all-pervasive (sarvagata). The other five substances (dravya) are not allpervasive (sarvagata). All substances find common accommodation in the substance of space (ākāśa dravya). To render assistance in motion- gatihetutva to the substances of soul (jiva) and matter (pudgala) is the specific quality of only the substance of medium of motion (dharma dravya). To render assistance in rest - sthitihetutva - to the substances of soul (jiva) and matter (pudgala) is the specific quality of only the substance of medium of rest (adharma dravya). To render assistance to all substances in
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