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रहितानामिति । तथा आर्यश्यामोऽपि प्रज्ञायनायामाह-"निगोए भंते ? निगोयत्ताए कालओ केचिरं होइ ? गोयमा? जहण्णेणं अंतो हुत्तं, उक्कोसेणं अणंतं कालं, तत्थणं अणताओ उस्सपिणि ओसपिणीओ खेत्तओ अडाइज्जा पुग्गलपरियहा” इति मस नालं। प्रकृतं प्रस्तूयते-एकस्मिन् सूक्ष्मवालाग्रप्रदेश प्रयाणक्षेत्रेऽसङख्याता निगोदाः गोलकाकारतया "गोली" इति संज्ञः । तत्रैकस्मिन् सूक्ष्मवालाग्नमदेश प्रमागक्षेत्रेऽसङख्याता निगोदास्तेष्वेकै कस्मिन्निगोदेऽनन्ता जीवाः निगोद स्वरूपं प्राग्व्यावणितं ज्ञातव्यमिति गाथार्थः ।। ८ !!
D. C. According to the Jaina Scriptur, Vanaspati Kayikā (Vegetable Beings) are divided into two types viz, Sadharara (General) and 2) Pratyéka or Individuai.
The principal characteristics of the Sādharaņa or General type of vegetable beings are explained in the Prajnāpanā (Panna_vanā) Sutra as follows:-Going asunder together, taking the form together, taking food together, inhaling and exhaling air together, the possession of one, being the common possessiou of all, and of many together, being the possession of one; common food, common holding and the common Soul- These are the characteristics of the Sadhāraṇa or General type of Jivas,
The Sādhāraṇa or General Type is again sub-divided into (1) Sikşma (In-corporeal) and (2) Bādara or Corporeal.
The Süksına or Incorporeal type of Sadharaņa Vanaspati Kāyika Jivas is explained in Samgrahiņi Prakarana as follows:“There are innumerable spheres (golāh); cach sphere possesses innumerable nigodas (i-e Sädhäraņa types of Jivas) and in each nigoda there are ananta (infinite) Jivas.
According to the tradition of the Jaina Āgamas, the subdivisions mentioned above are respectively known as (1) Samvy
१ निगोदो भदन्त ! कालतः कियच्चिरं निगोदत्वे भवति ? गौतम ? जघन्येनान्तगहूतमुक्तर्षेणानन्तं कालं । तत्र अनन्ता उत्सर्पिण्यवसर्पिण्यः क्षेत्रतः अर्धतृतीयाः पुद्गलपरावर्ताः ।
