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ॐ होता है उसे उत्सेधागुल कहा जाता है। अथवा देव, नारक आदि चतुर्गति के जीवो के शरीर की ऊँचाई
का निर्णय करने के लिए जिस अंगुल का उपयोग किया जाता है, उसे उत्सेधागुल कहते है। ____ उत्सेधांगुल के क्रमिक विभाजनो से होने वाला नाप सात प्रकार का है, इस कारण यहाँ उत्सेधागुल के सात भेद बताये है। ये क्रमशः आठ गुणा बढते है अर्थात् आठ परमाणु = एक त्रसरेणु, आठ त्रसरेणु = एक रथरेणु, आठ रथरेणु = एक बालाग्र, आठ बालाग्र = एक लिक्षा, आठ लिक्षा = एक यूका, आठ यूका = एक यव तथा आठ यव = एक उत्सेधागुल।
स जीवो के चलने से जो सूक्ष्म धूलिकण उडते है उसे त्रसरेणु कहते है। यह अत्यन्त सूक्ष्म होता है। रथ के उडने से चलने वाले धूलिकण रथरेणु। बाल का अग्र भाग बालाग्र कहा जाता है। लिक्षा-लीख
और यूका-जूं से यहाँ नन्हे जीवों के प्रमाण का नाम सूचित किया है। (2) UTSEDHANGUL
339. (Q.) What is this Utsedhangul (fragmentary units of angul) ? ____ (Ans.) Utsedhangul (fragmentary units of angul) is of many kinds-(1) Paramanu, (2) Tras-renu, (3) Rath-renu, (4) Balagra, (5) Liksha, (6) Yuka, and (7) Yava. These units are progressively eight times the preceding unit.
Elaboration—Here 'many kinds' points at many kinds of progressively increasing units that form an Uisedhangul That which continuously increases is called Utsedh. The measure of angul that is made up of such constituent units is called Utsedhangul The other definition is—the unit (angul) that is used to measure the height of beings of the four realms including hell-beings is called Utsedhangul.
There are seven progressive division of utsedhangul. That is why it is said that utsedhangul is of seven kınds They are in multiples of eight-eight paramanus (ultimate-particles) = one tras-renu, eight trasrenus = one rath-renu, eight rath-renus = one balagra, eight balagras = one liksha, eight likshas = one yuka, eight yukas = one yava and eight yavas make one utsedhangul
The minute motes blown up due to movement of mobile-beings are called tras-renu and these are extremely minute The dust particles blown up due to movement of a chariot are called rath-renu The tip of hair is called balagra. Liksha means a nit and yuka means a louse. Yava means barley All these are unit names based on the respective dimensions of these things
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The Discussion on Pramana
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