Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)
by Vijay K. Jain | 2018 | 130,587 words | ISBN-10: 8193272625 | ISBN-13: 9788193272626
This page describes definition of abrahma (unchastity) which is verse 7.16 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 16 of the chapter The Five Vows and includes an extensive commentary.
Verse 7.16 - Definition of abrahma (unchastity)
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha s奴tra 7.16:
啶啶ム啶ㄠぎ啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ 啷� 啷�.啷оガ 啷�
maithunamabrahma || 7.16 ||
Hindi Anvayarth:
啶呧え啷嵿さ啶ぞ啶班啶�: [啶啶ム啶ㄠぎ啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ] 啶溹 啶啶ム啶� 啶灌 啶膏 啶呧が啷嵿ぐ啶灌啶� 啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶距い啷� 啶曕啶多啶� 啶灌啷�
Anvayartha: [maithunamabrahma] jo maithuna hai so abrahma arthat kushila hai |
Explanation in English from 膧c膩rya P奴jyap膩da鈥檚 Sarv膩rthasiddhi:
The fourth vow of unchastity (abrahma) is defined now.
The desire of the man and the woman to touch and embrace each other owing to the rise of the conduct-deluding (肠腻谤颈迟谤补尘辞丑补苍墨测补) karmas is called 鈥�mithuna鈥� and the resulting activity is called 鈥�maithuna鈥�. Not all activities of the man and the woman together are 鈥�maithuna鈥�; only the activities prompted by sexual desire are 鈥�maithuna鈥�. Reference in the texts to the desire of a mare and a stallion indicate the same thing. Moreover 鈥榦ut of passion鈥� is supplied. By that only the action of a couple leading to sexual pleasure is included and not all activities. That which leads to enhancement of virtues like non-injury (补丑颈峁僺腻) is chastity (brahma). The opposite of this is unchastity (abrahma). What is it? It is copulation. Copulation promotes injury (丑颈峁僺腻), etc. He who indulges in copulation causes injury to immobile and mobile beings. He utters falsehood, takes away things not given, and accumulates possessions, both living (cetana) and non-living (acetana).