आचार्य पूज्यपाद का लक्षण और व्युत्पत्तिपरक दृष्टिकोण

Summary

Based on the extracted text, Acharya Pujyapada, a prominent figure in the Jain tradition of Devanandi, was a philosopher, grammarian, astrologer, and revered author of many texts. In his famous work, *Sarvarthasiddhi*, a commentary on the *Tattvarthasutra*, he provided definitions and etymologies for numerous terms, which became a standard for later writers. The text defines *moksha* (liberation) as the state where the soul, free from karmic impurities and the body, attains its natural qualities of infinite knowledge and bliss. *Samyagjnana* (right knowledge) is the understanding of substances like the soul as they are, while *samyakcharitra* (right conduct) is the cessation of activities that lead to karmic bondage for a knowledgeable person. *Darshana* (perception) is seeing, *jnana* (knowledge) is knowing, and *charitra* (conduct) is acting. The path to liberation (*mokshamarga*) is the means to achieve the separation of all karmas. *Tattva* (reality) is defined as the nature of a thing as it exists. The text defines the nine fundamental categories: *jiva* (soul) is characterized by consciousness; *ajiva* (non-soul) is the opposite; *asrava* (influx) is the inflow of karmic matter; *bandha* (bondage) is the intermingling of soul and karmic particles; *samvara* (stoppage) is the blocking of influx; *nirjara* (shedding) is the partial destruction of karma; and *moksha* is the complete dissociation from all karma. It also details the five types of knowledge: *mati* (sensory), *shruta* (scriptural), *avadhi* (clairvoyance), *manahparyaya* (telepathy