Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 4

Author(s): Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
Publisher: Parimal Publication

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Nihnavavāda
: 51: The Acārya :-You are labouring under a great disillusion by doing so. For, it is not the last pradesa alone, but each and every pradeśa of which a living being is composed, that helps to compose and complete the perfect form of a living being. So, either each and every portion of the living being, shall have to be taken as Jiva, if we accept your views; or there would be nothing like jivatva in the last portion like other portions resulting in the absolute negation of jīvatva 43 (2338)
If we accept Jivatva in every single portion of a living being, there are other difficulties also -
एवं जीवबहुत्तं पइजीवं सव्वहा व तदभावो। इच्छाविवजओ वा विसमत्तं सव्वसिद्धी वा ॥४४॥ 44. Evam jīvabahuttam paijivanı savvaha va tadabhāvo i
Icchävivajjaö vā visamattam savvasiddhi vā. (2339)
[एवं जीवबहुत्वं प्रतिजीवं सर्वथा वा तदभावः । इच्छाविपर्ययो वा विषमत्वं सर्वसिद्धिर्वा ॥४४॥२३३९॥ 44. Evam jivabahutvam pratijivam sarvathā vā tadabhāvah |
Icchaviparyayo vā vişamattvam sarvasiddhirvā (2339) ]
Trans. 44. In that case, every jiva will have to be taken as composed of numerous jīvas. Or, there would be absolute negation of it If it is left to your free will, there would be reverse or ambiguous (statements) as well. Or, all the alternatives (will be proved ) 2339.
टीका-४४ एवं सर्वजीवप्रदेशानां विवक्षितप्रदेशमानपूरणत्वेऽन्त्यप्रदेशवत् प्रत्येकं जीवत्वात् प्रतिजीवं जीवबहुत्वमसंख्येयजीवात्मकं प्रामोति । अथवा प्रथमादिप्रदेशवदन्त्यप्रदेशस्याप्यजीवत्वे सर्वथा तदभावो जीवाभावः प्रसजति । अथ पूरणत्वे समानेऽप्यन्त्यप्रदेश एव जीवः, शेषास्तु प्रदेशा अजीवा इत्याग्रहो न मुच्यते, तर्हि राजादेरिवेच्छा भवतः, यत् प्रतिभासते तदेव हि जलप्यत इति । तथा च सति विपर्ययोऽपि कस्माद् न भवति, आद्यो जीवः अन्त्यस्तु प्रदेशोऽजीव