Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)
by Vijay K. Jain | 2018 | 130,587 words | ISBN-10: 8193272625 | ISBN-13: 9788193272626
This page describes the extent of bharata which is verse 3.32 of the English translation of the Tattvartha Sutra which represents the essentials of Jainism and Jain dharma and deals with the basics on Karma, Cosmology, Ethics, Celestial beings and Liberation. The Tattvarthasutra is authorative among both Digambara and Shvetambara. This is verse 32 of the chapter The Lower World and the Middle World and includes an extensive commentary.
Verse 3.32 - The extent of Bharata
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 3.32:
भरतस्य विष्कम्भो जम्बूद्वीपस्य नवतिशतभागः ॥ ३.३२ ॥
bharatasya viṣkambho jambūdvīpasya navatiśatabhāgaḥ || 3.32 ||
The width of Bharata region is one hundred and ninetieth part–1/190–that of Jambūdvīpa. (32)
Hindi Anvayarth:
अन्वयार्थ: भरत क्षेत्र का विस्तार जम्बूद्वीप के एक सौ नव्वेवाँ (190) भाग के बराबर है।
Anvayartha: bharata kshetra ka vistara jambudvipa ke eka sau navvevam (190) bhaga ke barabara hai |
Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:
The extent of Bharata has already been mentioned. It is stated again in another way.
The width of the Bharata region is one hundred and ninetieth part of Jambūdvīpa, which is 1,00,000 yojana. It equals 526 6/19 yojana, as mentioned already (in sūtra 3-24).
There is a mound surrounding Jambūdvīpa, which is encircled by the ocean Lavaṇasamudra, whose width is 2,00,000 yojana. The ocean Lavaṇasamudra is encircled by the island Dhātakīkhaṇḍa, whose width is 4,00,000 yojana.