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Tattvārthasūtra
तथोत्तराः ॥३०॥
उत्तर के क्षेत्रों में रहने वाले मनुष्य हैमवतकादिक दक्षिण के मनुष्यों के समान होते हैं।
The condition in the north is the same as in the south.
The human beings in the regions of north must be understood to be like those in the south, as already explained. The human beings in the region Hairanyavata are similar in all respects to those in the region Haimavata. The human beings in the region Ramyaka are similar in all respects to those in the region Harivarsa. And human beings in the region Uttarakuru are similar in all respects to those in the region Devakuru.
Now what is the duration of life in the five Videha regions?
विदेहेषु सङ्खयेयकालाः ॥३१॥
विदेह क्षेत्रों में मनुष्यों की आयु संख्यात वर्ष की होती है।
In the Videha regions the lifetime of human beings is numerable (samkhyāta) years.
In all the five Videha regions the duration of life of human beings is numerable (samkhyāta) years. The time like that of the closing period of suşamaduşşamā prevails throughout. The height of human beings is five hundred bows (dhanuşa); they take food everyday. The maximum duration of life is one pūrvakoți years and the minimum is antarmuhūrta. The following verse is quoted in this connection. “One
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