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English translation preserving Jain terms:
The Shri Viryaadhyayan Anuvad - The weapon with which an attack is made is called a Shastra-hathiyaar. This includes swords and other such weapons. When empowered by Vidya (spiritual knowledge), Mantra (sacred formulas), Deva Karmakrit (divine actions), or Divya Kriya (divine activities), it becomes an Astra. It is of five types - Parthiv (earthly), Varuna (aquatic), Agneya (fiery), Vayavya (aerial), or a combination of any two of these.
Maino katta maaya ya, kaambhoge samaarambhe. Hanta chetta pagavibhatta, 'aayasaayaanugaamino' ||5||
Translation - The deceitful and crafty people, through the use of Maya (illusion/deception), engage in sensual pleasures. They are the killers, cutters, and mutilators - following their own selfish interests.
Commentary - 'Maya' refers to the intellect involved in deceiving and cheating others. Those who possess this Maya are called Mayavins (deceitful). By creating deceptions and frauds, they, being prone to anger, ego, and greed, indulge in the objects of senses (Kaambhoga) such as sound, touch, etc. Alternatively, the phrase 'aarambhaaya tivattai' suggests that these sensual-pleasure-seeking individuals engage in acts of violence, binding, destroying, and commanding others for the sake of their own enjoyment and wealth acquisition. Being desirous of their own happiness and averse to suffering, they are polluted by passions and become killers, cutters of body parts like ears, nose, etc., and mutilators.