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69. समयखेत्ते णं मंदरवज्जा एकूणसत्तरिं वासा वासधरपव्वता पण्णत्ता, तंजहा - पणतीसं वासा, तीसं वासहरा, चत्तारि उसुयारा । मंदरस्स पव्वतस्स पच्चत्थिमिल्लातो चरिमंतातो गोतमद्दीवस्स पच्चत्थिमिले चरिमंते एस णं एकूणसत्तरिं जोयणसहस्साइं 2 अबाधाए अंतरे पण्णत्ते । मोहणिज्जवज्जाणं सत्तण्हं 'कम्मपगडीणं एकूणसत्तरिं उत्तरपगडीतो 'पण्णत्तातो ।
In human region or two and half continents (samayakṣetra) [the aggregate of] regions ( varsa) and mountains bordering the region (varsadhara), excluding mount Meru are expounded as sixty-nine, namely thirty-five regions thirty mountains bordering the region and four Iṣukāra mountains^. The uninterrupted stretch, between the western ends of mount Meru and continent Gautama, is expounded sixty nine thousand yojana. Sixty-nine subspecies [in aggregate] are expounded of seven types of karma, barring those of deluding one.
1. तंजहा नास्ति खं० हे १ ला २ ॥
2. आबा हे १ ला २ । आबाधा अंतरे जे० ला १ ॥
3. कम्माणं एगूणसत्तरि कम्मप्पगडीतो जे० । दृश्यतां पृ० ४०२ पं० १२, पृ० ४०३ पं० १६, पृ० ४०५ पं० ६। 'मोहनीयवर्णानां कर्मणामेकोनसप्ततिरुत्तरप्रकृतयो भवन्ति " - अटी० ॥
4. पण्णत्ताओ नास्ति खं० हे १ ला २ ॥
Notes
A. In time-region (samayaksetra) there are sixty-nine regions ( varsa) and sixty-nine mountains bordering the region (varṣadhara). Excluding five regions of Meru mountains, seven regions each related with Bharat, Haimavat, Harivarsa, Ramyakvarṣa and Mahāvideha make the total of regions thirtyfive. In the same way, excluding five varṣadhara mountains of Meru, six each relate with Bharat, Haimavat, Harivarṣa, Ramyakvarṣa and Mahāvideha make the total of these mountains bordering the region thirty-there are four Iṣukāra mountains1.
1. Abhayadeva, p. 80.
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