Tattvartha Sutram

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

Page 89

Fourth Chapter
SUTRA 4 इन्द्रसामानिकत्रायस्त्रिंशपाररिषदात्मरक्षलोकपालानीकप्रकीर्णकाभियोग्यकिल्बिfqize: 11811 Indra samanika trayastrimsha parisadatma raksa loka pala
nika prakirnakabhiyogka kilbisikashchaikashah. Every class (has) 10 (grades). Indra
Powerful and of Supreme authority, like a king. Samanika Powerful but not authoritative like Indra , like
father, teacher. Trayastrins Like minister or priest, so-called they are
33 in number. Parisad
, Courtiers Atma-raksta
Body-guards. Loka-pala
The police, the protectors of the people. Anika
The army. Prakirnaka
The people. Abhiyogya
That grade of celestial beings who form themselves into convevances as horse, lion,
swan, etc, etc., for the other grades. Kilbisika
, That servile grade.
SUTRA 5 त्रायस्त्रिशलोकपालवा व्यन्तरज्योतिष्काः ॥ ५॥ Traystrisha lokapala varjya vyantara jyotiskah.
But the Peripatetic and Stellar celestial beings, the grades of Trayastrınsa, like Minister or Priest, and Lokapala like the police, are denied.
SUTRA 6 gauretat : 11 & 11
Purvayor dvindrah. In the first two, (z. e Residential and Peripatetic orders, there are) two Indras (or kings in each of them 10 and 8 classes respectively).