Answer

Puchchhisunam / Pucchisunam sambandhit prashn mein “Arihant” ke liye mool Prakrit shabd aam taur par “Arihanta” / “Arihante” roop mein aata hai.

Lekin kaun-kaun si gāthā mein exact roop se yah shabd aata hai, iske liye mujhe pramāṇik mool pāṭh ki avashyakta hogi.

Isliye main nishchit roop se gāthā numbers batāne mein saksham nahi hoon jab tak mool granth/pāṭh ki verified edition saamne na ho.

Explanation

Jain Prakrit mein:

• Arhat / Arhant ka Prakrit roop aksar Arihanta hota hai.
• Iska arth hai: jisne andar ke shatru — rāg, dveṣ, krodh, mān, māyā, lobh — ko jeet liya ho.
• Arihant ve Parmātmā hain jinmein kevalgyān pragaṭ ho chukā hai aur jo lok-kalyān ke liye dharm deshnā dete hain.

Spiritual Understanding

Jain Dharma mein Arihant ki vandanā isliye ki jaati hai kyunki Arihant Bhagwān humein ātmā ki shuddhatā, vītarāgtā aur mokṣa mārg ka jīvant ādarsh dikhāte hain.

Takeaway

“Arhant” ka mool Jain Prakrit shabd “Arihanta” maana jaata hai. Parantu Puchchhisunam ki kaun-si gāthāon mein yah shabd aata hai, iske liye pramāṇik mool pāṭh ke bina main exact gāthā sankhyā nahi bata sakta.