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sabdadravy a that is uttered by an individual and the sabdadravya i. e., contained the waves of the sounds. But if the waves of the sound are received in odd combination (viśreņi) we hear the sabda in the waves of the sound only.1
(2) BANDHA (COMBINATION)
Bandha means tieing, joining and combination (samyojana). Two paramāņus or more than two paramāņus can come together and become bound together. Similarly, two or more molecules can also come together. In this way, the combination or the aggregate can be of two or more paramāņus or two or more molecules. In samyoga (joining together), there is the combination without any distance (antara rahita avasthāna) but in bandha there is the identity or unision of the aggregate.
Bandha is of two types-(1) vaisrasika (natural) and (2) prāyogika (artificial).
Taisrasika bandha is of two types-(a) sādi (with beginning) and (b) anadi (without beginning). Dharma, Adharma and Akāśa have bandha which is without beginning, but in the case of matter the bandha has beginning. The paramāņus may join together in a group of two or more and form molecules. These are formed at a parti. cular time and they have a beginning. They may also be disintegrated. The lightening, meteors, the flow of water, fire and rain-bow, etc. have a beginning. Therefore their formation is sādi.
Prayogika bandha is of two types-(a) ajīvavişayaka i. e., connected with non-living matter and (b) combination which is connected with the living and the non-living substance (jīvājīvaviṣayaka).
The bandha or union of paramāņu in the case of wood and wax is of the ajīvaviṣayaka types. The jīvājīvaviṣayaka which is connected with the combination of the paramāņus in association with jīva and ajīva may be referred to those of karmic and quasi-kārmic (no-karma). The bondage of the soul with 8 types of karmas is called karma-bandha. The association of the soul with the bodily
1. (a) Prajñāpanā, pada 11, (b) Nandi sūtra
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