Tattvartha Sutra: 03.07-09

Published: 12.04.2017

03.07 Jamboodweeplavanādayah Shubhanāmāno Dweep samudrāh

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Sanskrit:

जम्बूद्वीपपलवणादय: शुभनामानो द्वीपसमुद्रा: ।

Hindi:

जम्बूद्वीप आदि शुभ नामवाले द्वीप तथा लवण आदि शुभ नाम वाले समुन्द्र है।

03.08 Dwirdwirvishkambhāh Poorvapoorvaparikshepino Valayakrtayah

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Sanskrit:

द्विर्द्विर्विष्कम्भाः पूर्वपूर्वपरिक्षेपिणो वलयाकृतयः ।

Hindi:

वे सब द्वीप और समुन्द्र वलय (चूड़ी) को आकृतिवाले, पूर्व-पूर्व को वेष्टित करने वाले और दुगने-दुगने विष्कम्भ (व्यास या विस्तार) वाले है।

03.09 Tanmadhye Merunabhirvrutto Yojanshatsahasra-vishkambho Jamboodweepah

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Sanskrit:

तन्मध्ये  मेरुनाभिर्वृत्तो योजनशतसहस्रविष्कम्भो जम्बूद्वीपः । 3/9

Hindi:

उन सबके मध्य में जम्बूद्वीप है जो गोल है, एक लाख योजन विष्कम्भवाला है और जिसके मध्य में मेरुपर्वत है।

 


03.07-09

English:
There are consecutive land and water masses bearing the wholesome names like Jamboodweep and Lavansamudra. All those lands and seas are circular in shape lying in concentric circles and have double the diameter of the preceding one. Jamboodweep is the central island with a diameter of 1,00,000 Yojans, and the mountain Meru is in its center.

These sutras state that Madhyalok (the middle world) consists of series of islands and oceans named as Jamboodweep, Lavansamudra etc. Those islands and oceans alternate each other and lie in concentric circles. The diameter of each succeeding circle is double the size of the preceding one. Jamboodweep is the central island and it has a diameter of 100,000 Yojans (one Yojan is equivalent to about eight miles). The mountain Meru lies exactly in its center.

Sources
Title: Tattvartha Sutra
Translation:
Manu Doshi
Commentary:
Manu Doshi
Publisher:
Federation of Jain Associations in North America & Shrut Ratnakar
Edition:
2007
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  1. Jamboodweep
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