Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)
by Vijay K. Jain | 2018 | 130,587 words | ISBN-10: 8193272625 | ISBN-13: 9788193272626
This page describes five kinds of senses (indriya) which is verse 2.15 of the English translation of the Tattvartha Sutra which represents the essentials of Jainism and Jain dharma and deals with the basics on Karma, Cosmology, Ethics, Celestial beings and Liberation. The Tattvarthasutra is authorative among both Digambara and Shvetambara. This is verse 15 of the chapter Category of the Living and includes an extensive commentary.
Verse 2.15 - Five kinds of senses (indriya)
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha s奴tra 2.15:
啶ざ啷嵿啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶距ぃ啶� 啷� 啷�.啷оカ 啷�
辫补艣肠别苍诲谤颈测腻峁噄 || 2.15 ||
The senses (indriya) are five. (15)
Hindi Anvayarth:
啶呧え啷嵿さ啶ぞ啶班啶�: [啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶距ぃ啶縘 啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶距 [啶啷嵿] 啶ぞ啶佮 啶灌啶傕イ
Anvayartha: [indriyani] indriyam [panca] pamca haim |
Explanation in English from 膧c膩rya P奴jyap膩da鈥檚 Sarv膩rthasiddhi:
The upper limit of the senses is to be mentioned, for by the word 鈥�腻诲颈鈥� the limit is not known.
The word 鈥榮ense鈥� has already been explained. The word five is intended to determine that there are only five senses and no more. Should not the organs of activity such as the organ of speech be mentioned here? No. This is the section dealing with cognition (upayoga). Those that are the instruments of cognition (upayoga) alone are mentioned here; not those that are the instruments of activity (办谤颈测腻). There is no limit to the instruments of activity (办谤颈测腻). All the limbs and minor limbs (补峁単辞辫腻峁単补) that are formed due to the fruition of name-karma are the instruments of activity. These are not included.