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[III. 38–42 Moreover, when an Aņu disunites from a Tryaņuka, we say "Aņu is produced.” 1
(40) If you believe that only conjunction is responsible for the origination of a new Dravya on the ground that word Eka (one) is used in the place of Bahu (many), then it is easy to show that by the division of one (Eka) many are produced.
(41) In one Samaya (indivisible unit of time), one Dravya produces some times many Utpādas, Sthitis and Vināśas.
(42) Origination of a Dravya is the result of modifications of Sarira (body), Manas (mind), Vacana (speech), Kriyā (action), Rūpa (form), Gati (motion), Saṁyoga (conjunction), Bhedana (disjunction) and Jñāna (knowledge).
There are three theories regarding the production Janya-Dravya (a new substance coming into existence from a former substance)-namely Parināma-vāda, Samūha-vāda and Arambha-våda. Sāňkhayas are
1 The word Aņu in this verse here means the atom and a diad (Dvyaņuka) both. All those which have the dimension of an atom are called atom (Anaka) and not merely a Paramāņu. A diad also has the dimension of an atom. A diad and an atom also can disunite from a Triad (Tryaņuka). And that is why they are called produced (Jata).
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