Tattvartha Sutram

Author(s): J L Jaini
Publisher: Champat Rai Jain

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Third Chapter
The last ones are: TEACHU 4, Swayambhu ramana dvipa.
ATAU 19, Svayambhu ramana samudra.
SUTRA 8 द्विद्विविष्कम्भाः पूर्वपूर्वपरिक्षेपिरणो वलयाकृतयः ॥ ८ ॥ Dvirdvir viskambhah purvapurva pariksepino yalaya krita yah.
(The oceans and continents each one have) twice the breadth (of the one immediately preceding it. Thus 489, Jambu dvipa is 1 lac UTA, Yojanas in breadth, the 474492, Lavana samudra is 2 lacs, the vaxtatam, Dhtuks khand dyipa 18 4 lacs and so on) Each one surroun is the one immediately preceding it. (They are all) anicular in form.
SUTRA 9 तन्मध्येमेरुनाभिर्वृत्तो योजनशतसहस्त्रविष्कम्भो जम्बूद्वीपः ॥ ६ ॥ Tanmadhyemerunabhirvrittoyojanshatasahasraviskambho jambudvipah.
In ithe middle of these (concentric oceans and continents, is Jambudvipa which is) round (like the disc of the sun). In the centre of Jambu dvipa) like the navel (in the human body, is situated) mount meru (Jambu dvípa is) 1 lac yojanas in breadth.
1 A (big) yojana=2,000 kasas.
1 osa (small) yojana-4 kosas. Here the reterence is to the big yojanas, 1 yojana = 2,000 kasas, 500 times the small one.
SUTRA 10 भरतहैमवतहरिविदेहरम्यकहैरण्यवतैरावतवर्षा:क्षेत्राणि ॥ १०॥ . Bharatahaimavataharivideharamyakahairanya-vatairavarsahksettrani.
The divisions, Ksettras, (of Jambu dvipa are seven) #a Bharata, हैमवत, Hamavata, हरि, Hara, विदेह, Videhaरण्यक, Ramyaka, हैरन्यवत, Harranyavata and 9a, Airavata.