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अवसर्पिन्

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अवसर्पिन्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
अवसर्पिन् [avasarpin] a.  a. stepping down.
-णी   A long period of time (with the Jainas); the descending cycle is divided into six stages (good-good, good, good-bad, bad-good, bad, bad-bad) according to Hemachandra it is equal to 2,,,, Sāgaras of years.

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