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93 93. चंदप्पभस्स णं अरहतो तेणउतिं गणा तेणउतिं गणहरा होत्था। संतिस्स णं अरहतो तेणउइं चोहसपुव्विसया होत्था। तेणउतिंमंडलगते णं सूरिए अतिवट्टमाणे वा नियट्टमाणे वा समं अहोरत्तं विसमं करेति।
Seer Candraprabha had ninety-three groups and ninety-three directdisciples. Seer śāntinātha had ninety-three hundred knower of the fourteen Pūrvas. The sun“, on its ninety third orbit, (while) moving (northward from south] or moving back (southward from north), causes uneven to even day and night.
1. उयमंड जे०। उईमंड मु०। "तेणउईई-मु०)मंडलेत्यादि, तत्र अतिवर्तमानो वा सर्वबाह्यात् सर्वाभ्यन्तरं प्रति गच्छन् निवर्तमानो वा सर्वाभ्यन्तरात् सर्वबाह्यं प्रति गच्छन्, व्यत्ययो वा व्याख्येयः"-अटी०॥ 2. खंसं० TH० विना-अभियट्ट खं मू० हे १, २ ला २। अभिवट्ट' ला १। अनियट्ट जे०। दृश्यतामुपरितनं टिप्पणम्॥ 3. निवट्ट' हे २ मु० ॥
Notes A. A particular day and a particular night of equal length of fifteen muhūrtas is designated as sama-ahorātra i.e. even day and night. The sun has 184 orbits. Sun, on the innermost orbit, makes the day and night of eighteen and twelvemuhūrta duration, respectively. On the other hand, when sun is on the outer most orbit, duration of the night is eighteen muhūrtas and that of the day twelve muhūrtas. On the remaining one hundred eighty three orbits, there is increase or decrease by two by sixty-one muhūrta on each orbit. As a result, sun, reaching on the 92nd orbit, increases or decreases by 92 x 2/61= 184 = 3-6 muhūrta. Keeping aside 5 muhūrta if three muhūrta is subtracted form the eighteen muhūrtas, the duration of night remains fifteen muhūrtas. Similarly, if three muhūrta is added to the twelve muhūrta, the duration of the day becomes of fifteen muhurtas. Thus, on the 92nd orbit day and night is even, i.e. each of fifteen muhurtas. When sun proceeds towards the 93rd orbit from 92nd orbit it makes day and night uneven.
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1. Abhayadeva, p. 97.
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