Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 28 text: Rupaadishu panchaanaam aalochanamaatram isyate vrittih | Vachana adaana viharana utsarga aanandashcha panchaanaam || Rupaadishu – with respect to sound, form (rupa) and others Panchaanaam – the five senses Aalochanamaatram – just knowing, observation Isyate – is considered Vrittih – their respective funtions … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 27 text: Ubhayaatmakamatra manah sankalpakam-indriyam cha saadharmyaat | Guna-parinaama-visheshaan naanaatvam baahya bhedaah cha || Ubhayaatmakam – possesses the nature of both (mind) Atra – from among these (sense organs) Manah – the mind Sankalpam – understanding, determination Indriyam – still it is a sense … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 26 text: Buddhi indriyani caksuh srotram grahana rasana tvak akhyani | Vak pani pada payu upasthah karmendriyani ahuh || Buddhi indriyani – senses of perception, Jnanendriyas Caksuh – eyes Srotram – ears Grahana – nose Rasana – tongue Tvak – skin Akhyani – are … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 25 text: Sattvikah ekadasakah pravartate vaikrtad ahamkarat | Bhutadeh tanmatrah sa tamasah taijasad ubhayam || Sattvikah – sattvika Ekadasakah – eleven Pravartate – evolve, emerge Vaikrtad Ahamkarat – evolution from the sattvic aspect of Ahamkara Bhutadeh – elements from the tamasic aspect Tanmatrah – … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 24 text: Abhimanah ahamkarah tasmat dvividhah pravartate sargah | Ekadasakah ca ganah tanmatra pancakah ca eva || Abhimanah ahamkarah – principle of identification, self-assertion Dvividhah – two-fold Pravartate – emerges, evolves Sargah – Creation Ekadasakah – eleven Ca- and Ganah – series Tanmatra – … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 23 text: Adhyavasayah Buddhih dharmah jnanam viragah aisvaryam | Sattvikam etad rupam tamasam asmat viparyastam || Adhyavasayah – to ascertain, determine, establish Buddhih – mahat, intellect Dharmah – values, merit Jnanam – wisdom, knowledge Viragah – non-attachment Aisvaryam – excellence of highest nature, having … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya karika 22 text: Prakrteh mahat tatah ahamkarah tasmat ganah ca shodasakah | Tasmad api shodasakat pancabhyah panca bhutani || Prakrteh – from Prakriti Mahan / Mahat – the great one Tatah – therefrom, from that Ahamkarah – Ego, the identification principle Tasmat – from that … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 21 text: Purushasya darshanaartham kaivalyaartham tathaa pradhanasya | Pangva-andhavat ubhyorapi samyogh stat-kritah sargah || Purushasya – of the Purusha, soul /consciousness Darshanaartham – for the sake of showing, revealing Kaivalyaartham – for the purpose of liberation Tathaa – thus, therefore Pradhanasya – of Pradhan … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 20 text: Tasman tatsam yogat achetanam chetanavat iva lingam || Guna kartrtve api tatha karteva bhavty udasinah || Tasmat – thus, therefore Tatsam yogat – relation arising from coming together Achetanam – non conscious, non-intelligent Chetanavat iva – as if having consciousness Lingam – … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 19 Tasmat-ca-viparyasat siddham saksitvam asaya purusasya | Kaivalyam madhysthyam drastrtvam akrtrbhavah ca || Tasmat – from that Ca – and Viparyasat – distinction or contrast Siddham – established, achieved Saksitvam – the witness, observer Asaya Purusasya – purusha or consciousness is Kaivalyam – single, … Read more