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समओ दु अप्पदेसो पदेसमेत्तस्स दव्वजादस्स। वदिवददो सो वट्टदि पदेसमागासदव्वस्स 2-46॥
समयस्त्वप्रदेशः प्रदेशमात्रस्य द्रव्यजातस्य ।
व्यतिपततः स वर्तते प्रदेशमाकाशद्रव्यस्य ॥2-46॥ सामान्यार्थ - [तु] और [ समयः ] काल-द्रव्य [ अप्रदेशः ] प्रदेश से रहित है, अर्थात् प्रदेशमात्र है [ सः] वह कालाणु [आकाशद्रव्यस्य] आकाश-द्रव्य के [प्रदेशं] निर्विभाग क्षेत्ररूप प्रदेश में [ व्यतिपततः ] मंद गति से गमन करने वाला [प्रदेशमात्रस्य द्रव्यजातस्य] तथा एक प्रदेशरूप ऐसे पुद्गल जातिरूप परमाणु के निमित्त से [ वर्तते ] समय-पर्याय की प्रगटता से प्रवर्तता है।
And, the substance of time (kāla dravya) is without space-points (pradesa); it occupies just one space-point (pradesa). As the indivisible atom of matter (pudgala-paramāņu) traverses slowly in the substance of space (ākāśa dravya) from one space-point to the other, the time-atom (kālāņu) evolves into its mode (paryāya) of time (duration or samaya).
Explanatory Note: The universe-space (lokākāśa) has innumerable (asamkhyāta) space-points (pradeśa). Each spacepoint (pradeśa) of the universe-space (lokākāśa) is inhabited by one time-atom (kālāņu). These innumerable (asamkhyāta) timeatoms (kālāņu) fill up the entire universe-space (lokākāśa). Each time-atom (kālāņu) maintains its separate identity; it does not unite with other time-atoms (kālāņu), as the heap of gems. As the indivisible atom of matter (pudgala-paramāņu) traverses slowly from one space-point (pradeśa) to the other in the substance of space (ākāśa dravya), the time-atom (kālāņu) transforms into the mode (paryāya) that is time (duration or samaya). Since the timeatom (kālānu) has single space-point (pradesa), it is apradesi, without space-points.
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