AkAshasyaikANuvyApyo.n.ashaH kilAkAshapradeshaH, sa khalveko.api sheShapa.nchadravyapradeshAnA.n paramasaukShmyapariNatAnantaparamANuskandhAnA.n chAvakAshadAnasamarthaH . asti chAvibhAgaikadravyatve.apya.nsh- kalpanamAkAshasya, sarveShAmaNUnAmavakAshadAnasyAnyathAnupapatteH . yadi punarAkAshasyA.nshA na syuriti matistadA~N.hgulIyugala.n nabhasi prasArya nirUpyatA.n kimeka.n kShetra.n kimanekam . eka.n yatsUchita.n pradeshasvarUpa.n tadidAnI.n vivR^iNoti — AgAsamaNuNiviTTha.n AkAsha.n aNuniviShTa.n pudgal- paramANuvyAptam . AgAsapadesasaNNayA bhaNida.n AkAshapradeshasa.nj~nayA bhaNita.n kathitam . savvesi.n cha aNUNa.n
ab, AkAshake pradeshakA lakShaN sUtra dvArA kahate hai.n : —
anvayArtha : — [aNuniviShTa.n AkAsha.n ] ek paramANu jitane AkAshame.n rahatA hai utane AkAshako [AkAshapradeshasa.nj~nayA ] ‘AkAshapradesh’ aise nAmase [bhaNitam ] kahA gayA hai . [cha ] aur [tat ] vah [sarveShA.n aNUnA.n ] samasta paramANuo.nko [avakAsha.n dAtu.n shaknoti ] avakAsh deneko samartha hai ..140..
TIkA : — AkAshakA ek paramANuse vyApya a.nsh vah AkAshapradesh hai; aur vah ek (AkAshapradesh) bhI sheSh pA.Nch dravyo.nke pradesho.nko tathA param sUkShmatArUpase pariNamit ananta paramANuo.nke ska.ndho.nko avakAsh deneme.n samartha hai . AkAsh avibhAg (akha.nD) ek dravya hai, phi ra bhI usame.n (pradesharUp) a.nshakalpanA ho sakatI hai, kyo.nki yadi aisA na ho to sarva paramANuo.nko avakAsh denA nahI.n ban sakegA .
aisA hone par bhI yadi ‘AkAshake a.nsh nahI.n hote’ (arthAt a.nshakalpanA nahI.n kI jAtI), aisI (kisIkI) mAnyatA ho, to AkAshame.n do a.nguliyA.N phai lAkar batAiye ki ‘do a.nguliyo.nkA
AkAsh je aNuvyApya, ‘Abhapradesh’ sa.nj~nA tehane; te ek sau paramANune avakAshadAnasamartha Che. 140.