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the Adhi- dvipa (world of human habitations) are at the most three koshas in length while the length of wasp etc outside the human island, is at the most, one yojane or 4 koshas.
It is also mentioned in Jama Canonical Works that a dviindriya (two-sensed) living being named a Alasa has a length of twelve govyutas. If the army of a Cakravatin happens to encamp on the ground inhalited by that creature, and if that animal dies on account of the heavy burden of the Cakravartin's army, then, it creates such an enormous hollow in the ground, that the whole army of the Cakravartin is tumbled down into it and dies.
(c) The Height of Nāraka Jivas
अथ पञ्चेन्द्रियेषु पूर्व नारकाणां शरीरप्रमाणं विभणिपुराह---
धणुस पंचपमाणा नेरइया सत्तमाइ पुढवीए । तत्तो अणा नेया रयणप्पा जाव ॥ २९ ॥
॥
29 Dhanusaya-pañcapamānā Néraiya sattamai pudhavte Tatto addhaddhûņā néya Rayaṇappahā jāva 29
[ पञ्चशतधनुः प्रमाणा नैरयिका सप्तम्यां पृथिव्याम् । ततोऽर्द्धाद्धना ज्ञेया रत्नममां यावत् ॥ २९ ॥
Pancaśatadhanuḥ pramāņā Nairayikā saptamyām prithivyām | Tato arddhārddhona jnéya Ratnaprabhām yāvat 29 ]
Trans. 29 The Narakas (dernizens) dwelling in the Seventh hell (possess a body) 500 dhanuşas in height; from there (the bodies of the denizens of hell in the other hells) upto Ratnaprabhā hell must be understood to diminish in half the measure (in the respective order). 29.
व्याख्या - २९ धनुःशतपञ्चप्रमाणशरीरा नारकाः तमस्तुमः प्रभायां सप्तमनरकपृथिव्यां ज्ञेयाः । ततो व्युत्क्रमेण अर्धाधन || देहप्रमाणा नारका रत्नमभां यावत्या । तद्यथा तमस्तमः मनायां पञ्चचतुःशतानि देहप्रमाणं ७ |
