Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)

by Vijay K. Jain | 2018 | 130,587 words | ISBN-10: 8193272625 | ISBN-13: 9788193272626

This page describes the transgressions of the minor vow of contentment with one’s wife which is verse 7.28 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 28 of the chapter The Five Vows and includes an extensive commentary.

Verse 7.28 - The transgressions of the minor vow of contentment with one’s wife

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 7.28:

परविवाहकरणेत्वरिकापरिगृहीताऽपरिगृहीतागमनानंगक्रीड़ाकामतीव्राभिनिवेशाः ॥ ७.२८ ॥

paravivāhakaraṇetvarikāparigṛhītā'parigṛhītāgamanānaṃgakrīḍa़ाkāmatīvrābhiniveśāḥ || 7.28 ||

Bringing about others’ marriage–paravivāhakaraṇa, intercourse with an unchaste married woman–itvarikā parigṛhītāgamana, cohabitation with a harlot–itvarikā aparigṛhītāgamana, perverted sexual practice–anaṅgakrīḍā, and excessive sexual-desire–kāmatīvrābhi-niveśa–are the five transgressions of the fourth minor vow of contentment with one’s wife (svadārasantoṣa aṇuvrata). (28)

Hindi Anvayarth:

अन्वयार्थ: दूसरे के पुत्र-पुत्रियों का विवाह करना-कराना, पति-सहित व्यभिचारिणी स्त्रियों के पास आना-जाना, लेन-देन रखना, रागभाव पूर्वक बात-चीत करना, पति-रहित व्यभिचारिणी स्त्री (वेश्यादि) के यहाँ आना-जाना, लेन-देन आदि का व्यवहार रखना, अनंगक्रीड़ा अर्थात् कामसेवन के लिये निश्चित् अंगों को छोड़कर अन्य अंगों से कामसेवन करना और कामसेवन की तीव्र अभिलाषा-ये पाँच ब्रह्मचर्या व्रत के अतिचार हैं।

Anvayartha: dusare ke putra-putriyom ka vivaha karana-karana, pati-sahita vyabhicarini striyom ke pasa ana-jana, lena-dena rakhana, ragabhava purvaka bata-cita karana, pati-rahita vyabhicarini stri (veshyadi) ke yaham ana-jana, lena-dena adi ka vyavahara rakhana, anamgakrida़ा arthat kamasevana ke liye nishcit amgom ko choda़kara anya amgom se kamasevana karana aura kamasevana ki tivra abhilasha-ye pamca brahmacarya vrata ke aticara haim |

Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:

Marriage–‘vivāha’–consists in taking a woman for wife. The marriage of others is ‘paravivāha’. Bringing about or causing the marriage of others–paravivāhakaraṇa–is the first transgression. The one whose nature is moving around is ‘itvarī’. The woman who likes to go to other men is ‘itvarikā’–a contemptible adulteress. ‘Parigṛhītā’ is a married woman. ‘Aparigṛhītā’ is a harlot without a husband. Cohabitation with ‘parigṛhītā’ is itvarikā parigṛhītā-gamana. Cohabitation with ‘aparigṛhītā’ is itvarikā aparigṛhītā-gamana. Sexual intercourse by other than the generative organ is a perverted practice–anaṅgakrīḍā. The last is excessive sexual-desire–kāmatīvrābhiniveśa. These are the five transgressions of the minor vow of contentment with one’s wife (svadārasantoṣa aṇuvrata).

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