Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)
by Vijay K. Jain | 2018 | 130,587 words | ISBN-10: 8193272625 | ISBN-13: 9788193272626
This page describes the two kinds of status-determining karma (gotra) which is verse 8.12 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 12 of the chapter Bondage of Karmas and includes an extensive commentary.
Verse 8.12 - The two kinds of status-determining karma (gotra)
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha s奴tra 8.12:
啶夃啷嵿啷堗ぐ啷嵿え啷�啶氞啶多啶� 啷� 啷�.啷оエ 啷�
耻肠肠补颈谤苍墨肠补颈艣肠补 || 8.12 ||
The high-status (uccagotra) and the low-status (苍墨肠补驳辞迟谤补) are the two subdivisions of status-determining (gotra) karma. (12)
Hindi Anvayarth:
啶呧え啷嵿さ啶ぞ啶班啶�: [啶夃啷嵿啷堗ぐ啷嵿え啷�啶氞啶多啶歖 啶夃啷嵿啶椸啶む啶� 啶斷ぐ 啶ㄠ啶氞啷嬥い啷嵿ぐ-啶 啶︵ 啶啶� 啶椸啶む啶� 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ 啶曕 啶灌啶傕イ
Anvayartha: [uccairnicaishca] uccagotra aura nicagotra-ye do bheda gotra karma ke haim |
Explanation in English from 膧c膩rya P奴jyap膩da鈥檚 Sarv膩rthasiddhi:
The subdivisions of name-karma have been described. The subdivisions of status-determining (gotra) karma are described next.
The status-determining (gotra) karma is of two kinds: the gotra karma of high-status (uccagotra) and the gotra karma of low-status (苍墨肠补驳辞迟谤补). Owing to the rise of the former, an individual is born in a high or noble family of great respectability and prestige. Due to the rise of the latter one gets birth in a low-status family, lacking in prestige and respectability. The high-status family has the tradition of noble conduct; the low-status family has the tradition of vicious conduct.