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As there is a mention of passions and asrava (inflow of karmas), this sentence can also be interpreted as-He alone who completely knows asrava or anger, comes to know all other passions. And when he knows asrava he also knows samvar (blocking the inflow of karmas).
Je egam name...... —This can be interpreted two ways—(1) He who subdues (severs or sheds) anantanubandhi krodh (anger that causes so strong a bondage of karmas that it takes infinite time to purify the soul; extreme anger) also subdues many other such acute vices including conceit and other intense passions. (2) He who subdues (sheds) mohaniya karma also sheds the remaining varieties of karma.
Mahayan-one of its meaning is wide path or highway. The path of discipline is a highway on which anyone can move fearlessly.
Parena param janti-to move ahead progressively from spiritual angle. The commentator (Vritti) has explained it as follows—By gaining right perception rebirths in hell and as animals are avoided. After this, the seeker pursues the path of right knowledge and conduct to the best of his ability and reincarnates as a god in Saudharma or other dimensions. The leftover meritorious
karmas cause him to be born in the world of humans as a human being in favourable conditions like land of activity, area of nobles, good family, ascetic discipline, etc. This leads to a reincarnation as god in the loftiest Anuttar dimension. Descending from there he is again born as a human in the said favourable conditions. Observing highest degree of discipline he sheds all the karmas and attains liberation. Thus he progressively moves ahead in ascetic discipline to attain liberation. In other words he progressively advances in levels of spiritual purity from samyagdrishti or fourth Gunasthan to ayogikevali or 14th Gunasthan.
This phrase also appears to convey another meaning--that he gradually and progressively, attains higher levels of happiness and brilliance. It is mentioned in Bhagavati Sutra-A Shraman with शीतोष्णीय : तृतीय अध्ययन
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Sheetoshniya : Third Chapter
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