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Some Observations on Tattvārthasūtra 99
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19. kecciraṁ kālam 20. kai 21. sasta 22. avirhiyam 23. bhavā 24. garisa 25. phāsaņa 26. nirutti
We have thus, for all practical purposes, two lists - one smaller, represented by the Tattvārthasūtra, Dhavalā and the other longer list given by the Anuyogadvāra and Viśesāva-syakabhāsya; the longer one being inclusive of the smaller one. Of these lists we may note the following characteristics: (i) The list of Anuyogadvāra is concerned purely with the
methodology. (ii) The same list is repeated in the Viseşāvaśyakabhāsya but
with its application to sāmāyika. (iii) The Dhavalā cuts short the list in a day-to-day language. (iv) The list of the Tattvārthasūtra is a technical version of the
list of Dhavalā.
The Question of Repitition The Tattvārthasūtra tries to avoid all repitition of the longer list such as kahim-kesu and kaivihaṁ, kai. Pujyapāda has, however, pointed out that Tattvārthasūtra 1.8 contains many repititions of Tattvārthasūtra 1.7 in the following manner:
Tattvārthasūtra, 1.7 Tattvārthasūtra, 1.8 nirdesa
sat vidhāna
samkhyā adhikarana
kşetra-sparśana sthiti
kāla
