[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Jain Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina) › [The Śvetāmbara canon (Siddhānta)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta) › [The twelve Aṅgas ("limbs")](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga) › [Viyahapannatti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5) › 5.4.238 # Viyahapannatti 5.4.238 Viyāhapannatti 5.4.238 - **Language:** Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit ### [5.4.238](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.5.4.238) kevalī ṇaṃ bhaṃte! āyāṇehiṃ jāṇai-pāsai? goyamā! no tiṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe| se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ vuccai–kevalī ṇaṃ āyāṇehiṃ na jāṇai, na pāsai? goyamā! kevalī ṇaṃ puratthime ṇaṃ miyaṃ pi jāṇai, amiyaṃ pi jāṇai| evaṃ dāhiṇe ṇaṃ, paccatthime ṇaṃ, uttare ṇaṃ, uḍḍhaṃ, ahe miyaṃ pi jāṇai, amiyaṃ pi jāṇai| savvaṃ jāṇai kevalī, savvaṃ pāsai kevalī| savvao jāṇai kevalī, savvao pāsai kevalī| savvakālaṃ jāṇai kevalī, savvakālaṃ pāsai kevalī| savvabhāve jāṇai kevalī, savvabhāve pāsai kevalī| anaṃte nāṇe kevalissa, anaṃte daṃsaṇe kevalissa| nivvuḍe nāṇe kevalissa nivvuḍe daṃsaṇe kevalissa| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ goyamā! evaṃ vuccai–kevalī ṇaṃ āyāṇehiṃ na jāṇai, na pāsai| > "Venerable Sir! Does a kevalin know and see by means of sense organs (ādāna)?" > "Gautama! That meaning is not competent." > "Venerable Sir! For what reason is it said: 'A kevalin does not know and see by means of sense organs'?" > "Gautama! To the east, a kevalin knows both the finite and the infinite. Likewise to the south, to the west, to the north, above, and below, he knows both the finite and the infinite. > A kevalin knows everything; a kevalin sees everything. > A kevalin knows from everywhere; a kevalin sees from everywhere. > A kevalin knows at all times; a kevalin sees at all times. > A kevalin knows in all states; a kevalin sees in all states. > Infinite is the knowledge of a kevalin; infinite is the intuition of a kevalin. > Unobscured is the knowledge of a kevalin; unobscured is the intuition of a kevalin. For that reason, Gautama, it is said: 'A kevalin does not know and see by means of sense organs.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.4.237](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.5.4.237) - [Next: 5.4.239](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.5.4.239) - [Up: 5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.5.4) ## Translations (3) - [Viyāhapannatti: Hindi translation (Dīparatnasāgara, 2019)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5~hi-deepratnasagar2019.5.4.238) — Hindi - [Viyāhapannatti: Gujarati translation (Dīparatnasāgara, 2020)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5~gu-deepratnasagar2020.5.4.238) — Gujarati - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5~en-mt.5.4.238) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (2) - [Viyāhapannatti: ṭīkānusārī vivecana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5!deepratnasagar.362) — Muni Dīparatnasāgara 2000, Gujarati - [Bhagavatīvṛtti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5!abhayadeva.v5.p238) — Abhayadeva Sūri, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.5.4.238](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.5.4.238) · Pramāṇa