kahAnajainashAstramALA ]
जीवद्रव्यस्याभावाद्भवत्येव जीवाभावः ।
rahevAthI, jIvano jarUr abhAv thAy chhe.
bhAvArtha — jo em mAnavAmAn Ave ke sansAr-avasthAmAn jIvano varNAdik sAthe tAdAtmyasambandh chhe to jIv mUrtik thayo; ane mUrtikapaNun to pudgaladravyanun lakShaN chhe; mATe pudgaladravya te ja jIvadravya Tharyun, te sivAy koI chaitanyarUp jIvadravya na rahyun. vaLI mokSha thatAn paN te pudgalono ja mokSha thayo; tethI mokShamAn paN pudgalo ja jIv TharyAn, anya koI chaitanyarUp jIv na rahyo. A rIte sansAr tem ja mokShamAn pudgalathI bhinna evun koI chaitanyarUp jIvadravya nahi rahevAthI jIvano ja abhAv thayo. mATe mAtra sansAr-avasthAmAn ja varNAdibhAvo jIvanA chhe em mAnavAthI paN jIvano abhAv ja thAy chhe.
A rIte e siddha thayun ke varNAdik bhAvo jIv nathI, em have kahe chhe —
gAthArtha — [एकं वा] ekendriy, [द्वे] dvIndriy, [त्रीणि च] trIndriy, [चत्वारि च]