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RĀJAPRAŚNIYA SUTRA Slab of stone; the whole expression would mean, 'a large dajs of earthen blocks.'वत्तव्वया-वक्तव्यता-Description. ओववाइय
औपपातिक-The name of the first Upanga. गम-Type or manner. नेय-ज्ञेय-Should be known; (Pot. pass. part). __20. 4. समोसढे-समवसृतः ( P. P. P.)-Arrived. समवसरणThe arrival of a saint, or prophet. The word समोसरण is used by the Jains even now. परिसा-परिषत्-Assembly, congregation. पज्जुवासइ-पयुपासते-Serves, waits upon.
30. 5. सोहम्म कप्प-सौधर्म कल्प. “ Some distance above our earth begins a series of celestial spheres. These comprise twelve Kalpas, which are styled (in the ascending order) as follows-सौधर्म, ऐशान, सनत्कुमार, माहेन्द्र, ब्रह्मलोक, लान्तक महाशुक्र, सहस्रार, आनत, प्राणत, आरण, and अच्युत. There are then the nine ग्रैवेयकs, and the nine अनुत्तर विमानs. These latter are supposed to contain palaces or fagras, inhabited by the वैमानिक gods." सामाणिय-सामानिक-Equal in status. अग्गमहिसी-अप्रमहिषी-The chief, or the crowned queen. अणिय-अनीक-Army. The seven armies are enumerated thus, by the Com. 'हयानीकं गजानीक रथानीकं पदात्यनीकं वृषभानीकं गन्धर्वानीकं नाटयानीकम् । The first five are useful in war, the last two are for enjoyment. अणियाहिबई-अनीकाधिपतिः-Commander-in-chief. सोलस-शोडष, आयरक्ख-आत्मरक्षBody-guard. सद्धि-सार्धम्-With. संपरिवुडे-संपरिवृतः-Surrounded. महयाहय-महया+आहय or महया+अहय. आहय-Com. 'आख्यानकप्रतिबद्धानि इति वृद्धाः' अहत-Unbroken, continuous. नट्ट-नाट्य. तन्ती-तन्त्रीवीणा. तल-What is called as 'टाळ' in Mar. मुइङ्ग-मृदङ्ग. पडप्पवाइय-पटुप्रवादित-Beaten loudly. भुंजमाणे-भुजान:-Pres. part. (A. P.)-Enjoying. केवलकल्पम्-Com. 'ईषदपरिसमाप्तं केवलज्ञानम्' But the Dict. gives the meaning of केवलकल्प as 'complete, and this sense fits better; so translate-'The whole of this जम्बद्वीप'...etc. जम्बूद्वीप-is the name of the continent in which India is situated. There are ten such continents
