Tattvartha Sutram

Author(s): Adishwarprasad Jain
Publisher: Adishwar Jain

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Third Chapter
The last ones are
स्वयम्भरमयीप, Swayambhu ramana dupa
*, Svayambhu ramana samudra
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द्विद्विविष्कम्भा पूर्वपूर्वपरिक्षेपिरो वलयाकृतय ॥ ८ ॥ Dvirdvir viskambhah purvapurva pariksepino valaya kritayah
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(The oceans and continents each one have) twice the breadth (of the one immediately preceding it. Thus, Jambu dvipa is 1 lac
, Yojanas in breadth; the Mau, Lavana samudra is 2 lacs, the gatqueda, htuki khand dvipa is 4 lacs and so on) Each one surrounds the one immediately preceding it (They are all) anicular
in form
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तन्मध्ये मेरुनाभिर्वृतो योजनशतसहस्त्र विष्कम्भो जम्बुद्वीप. ॥ ६ ॥ Tanmadhyemerunabhirvrittoyojanshatasahası aviskambho
Jambudvipah
In [the 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 dvipa is) 1 lac yojanas in breadth
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(big) yojana=2,000 kasas (small) yojana-4 kosas
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Here the reference is to the big yojanas, 1 yojana = 2,000 kasas, 500 times the small one
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भरतहैमवतहरिविदेहरम्यक हैरण्यवते रावतवर्षा क्षेत्राणि ॥ १० ॥ Bharatahaimavataharivideharamyakahairanya-vatairava
rsahksettrani
The divisions, Ksettras, (of Jambu dvipa are seven) Bharata, हैमवत, Harmavata, हरि, Hari, विदेह, Vrdehas य्यक, Ramyaka, ईरन्यषत, Harw ranyavata and , Airavata