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Verse 80
क्षितिसलिलदहनपवनारम्भं विफलं वनस्पतिच्छेदम् । सरणं सारणमपि च प्रमादच· प्रभाषन्ते ॥८० ॥
सामान्यार्थ - निष्प्रयोजन पृथ्वी, पानी, अग्नि और वायु का आरम्भ करना, वनस्पति का छेदना, स्वयं घूमना और दूसरों को घुमाना, इन सब को प्रमादचर्या नामक अनर्थदण्ड कहते हैं।
Purposelessly digging the earth, sprinkling water, lighting fire, blowing air, cutting plants, moving around, and causing others to move around, constitute negligent activity (pramādacaryā), the fifth-named limb of purposeless sinful activity - anarthadanda.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Acārya Amrtacandra's Purusārthasiddhyupāya:
भूखननवृक्षमोट्टनशाड्वलदलनाम्बुसेचनादीनि। निःकारणं न कुर्याद्दलफलकुसुमोच्चयानपि च ॥ १४३ ॥ Digging the earth, uprooting trees, trampling lawns, sprinkling water, and also plucking leaves, fruits and flowers, should not be done without purpose.
Jain, Vijay K. (2012), "Shri Amritachandra Suri's Purusārthasiddhyupāya”, p. 91-92.
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