Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)
by Vijay K. Jain | 2018 | 130,587 words | ISBN-10: 8193272625 | ISBN-13: 9788193272626
This page describes prior to the graiveyaka are the kalpa which is verse 4.23 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 23 of the chapter The Celestial Beings and includes an extensive commentary.
Verse 4.23 - Prior to the Graiveyaka are the Kalpa
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha 蝉奴迟谤补 4.23:
啶啶班ぞ啶椸啶掂啶啷囙き啷嵿く啶� 啶曕げ啷嵿お啶距 啷� 啷�.啷ㄠォ 啷�
pr膩gveyakebhya岣� kalp膩岣� || 4.23 ||
Prior to the graiveyaka are the kalpa. (23)
Hindi Anvayarth:
啶呧え啷嵿さ啶ぞ啶班啶�: 啶椸啶班啶掂啶啷嬥 啶膏 啶す啶苦げ啷� 啶曕 啶膏啶侧す 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿啷嬥 啶曕 啶曕げ啷嵿お 啶曕す啶む 啶灌啶傕イ 啶夃え啶膏 啶嗋啷� 啶曕 啶掂た啶ぞ啶� 啶曕げ啷嵿お啶距い啷�啶� 啶灌啶傕イ
Anvayartha: graiveyakom se pahile ke solaha svargom ko kalpa kahate haim | unase age ke vimana kalpatita haim |
Explanation in English from 膧c膩rya P奴jyap膩da鈥檚 Sarv膩rthasiddhi:
鈥�Kalpopapanna鈥� has been used earlier. Who are these?
It is not known wherefrom the kalpa commence. Hence Saudharma, etc., are taken over (from 蝉奴迟谤补 4-19). It means that Saudharma and the rest, up to graiveyaka, are the kalpa. It also follows that the others are beyond the kalpa鈥�办补濒辫腻迟墨迟补.