________________ Verse 123 जीव-व्याख्यान का संकोच और अजीवाधिकार का प्रारम्भ - Conclusion of the description of the soul (jiva) and start of the description of the non-soul (ajiva) - एवमभिगम्म जीवं अण्णेहिं वि पज्जएहिं बहुगेहिं / अभिगच्छदु अज्जीवं णाणंतरिदेहिं लिंगेहिं // 123 // एवमभिगम्य जीवमन्यैरपि पर्यायैर्बहुकैः / अभिगच्छत्वजीवं ज्ञानांतरितैर्लिङ्गः // 123 // अन्वयार्थ - [ एवम् ] इस प्रकार [अन्यैः अपि बहुकैः पर्यायैः ] अन्य भी बहुत-सी पर्यायों द्वारा [जीवम् अभिगम्य ] जीव को जानकर [ ज्ञानांतरितैः लिङ्गः] ज्ञान से अन्य ऐसे (जड़) लिंगों द्वारा [ अजीवम् अभिगच्छतु] अजीव को जानो। In the aforesaid manner, and also from its numerous other modes (paryaya), understand the nature of the soul (jiva). Thereafter, understand the nature of the non-soul (ajiva) that is characterized by the absence-of-knowledge and other such inanimate (jada) marks (linga). EXPLANATORY NOTE From what has been expounded, know the soul (jiva) from its various modes (paryaya). The knowledge comprises different points-of veiw: 1) From the empirical point-of-view (vyavahara naya): As the doctrine of the karmas expounds, the soul (jiva) should be understood from its variegated modes (paryaya), like the stage of its biological development (jivasthana), the method of inquiry into its nature (marganasthana), and the stage of its spiritual development (gunasthana); . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
