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Verse 24
संति जदो तेणेदे अत्थीति भणंति जिणवरा जम्हा । काया इव बहुदेसा तम्हा काया य अस्थिकाया य ॥
(24)
गाथा भावार्थ - पूर्वोक्त जीव, पुद्गल, धर्म, अधर्म तथा आकाश - ये पाँचों द्रव्य विद्यमान हैं इसलिए जिनेश्वर इनको 'अस्ति' कहते हैं, और ये काय के समान बहु प्रदेशों को धारण करते हैं इसलिए इनको 'काय' कहते हैं। 'अस्ति' तथा 'काय' दोनों को मिलाने से ये पाँचों 'अस्तिकाय' होते हैं।
24. The aforesaid five substances (dravyas) - soul (jīva), matter (pudgala), the medium of motion (dharma), the medium of rest (adharma), and space (ākāśa) - exist eternally, therefore, these are called 'asti' by Lord Jina; since each has many spacepoints, these are also called 'hāya'. Combining the two qualities (existence and space quality), these are termed as the five astikāyas (pañcāstikāyas).
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Ācārya Kundkund's Pañcāstikāya-Sāra
जेसिं अत्थिसहावो गुणेहिं सह पज्जएहिं विविहेहिं । ते होंति अस्थिकाया णिप्पण्णं जेहिं तइलुक्कं ॥
(5)
Whatever things have the essential nature of manifesting themselves severally through their numerous qualities and modes are the Asikāyas. These fill the three worlds - they being the constituent parts of the world.
Commentary - Since these are real, they are asti. Since they
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