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since the life-essentials (prāna) are produced by the matter (pudgala) and can only produce the matter, these are essentially material in nature (paudgalīka).
पाणाबाधं जीवो मोहपदेसेहिं कुणदि जीवाणं । जदि सो हवदि हि बंधो णाणावरणादिकम्मेहिं ॥2-57॥
प्रवचनसार
प्राणाबाधं जीवो मोहप्रद्वेषाभ्यां करोति जीवयोः । यदि स भवति हि बन्धो ज्ञानावरणादिकर्मभिः ॥2-57॥
सामान्यार्थ - [ यदि ] यदि [स: ] वह प्राण - संयुक्त [ जीव: ] संसारी आत्मा [ मोहप्रद्वेषाभ्यां] मोह - राग-द्वेष भावों से [ जीवयोः ] स्व तथा पर जीवों के [प्राणाबाधं ] प्राणों का घात [ करोति ] करता है तब [हि ] निश्चय से इसके [ ज्ञानावरणादिकर्मभिः ] ज्ञानावरणादि आठ कर्मों से [ बन्धः ] प्रकृति-स्थित्यादि रूप बंध [ भवति ] होता है।
When the (worldly) soul (jīva), out of its dispositions of delusion (moha) and aversion (dvesa), causes injury to the life-essentials ( prāna) of souls (jīva) self and others, then it certainly experiences bondage of (eight kinds of) karmas, like the knowledge-obscuring (jñānāvaranīya) karma.
Explanatory Note: Being endowed with the four life-essentials (prāna), the soul must experience the fruits of its bound karmas. While experiencing the fruits, due to its dispositions of attachment (rāga) and aversion (dvesa), it causes injury to the knowledgeconsciousness of own soul (jiva) and also to the material lifeessentials (prāna) of other souls (jīva). The soul's dispositions of attachment (rāga) and aversion (dvesa) may or may not cause injury to the life-essentials (prāna) of the other souls (jiva) but
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