Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 18 text: Janam-marana-karananam prati niyamat ayugapat pravrtteh ca || Purusha bahutvam siddham trigunya viparyayat ca eva || Jabam-marana – birth and death Karananam – cause of, instruments of action and cognition Prati niyamat – each have their own purpose, calling, reasons Ayugapat – non-similarity, … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 17 text: Sanghata pararthatvat trigunadi viparyayat adhisthanat I Purusah asti bhoktrbhavat kaivalyartham pravrtteh ca II Sanghata – Coming together, mixing, amalgamation, collocation Pararthatvat – for someone else Triguna – the three gunas Adi – etc., others Viparyayat – because of misunderstanding, absence Adhisthanat – … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 16 text: Karnam asti avyaktam pravartate trigunatah samudayat ca I Parinamatah salilvat prati-prati-guna-asraya-visesat II Karanam – the reason, cause Asti – exists Avyaktam – The unmanifest Mula Prakriti Pravartate – its functions, acts or interplay Trigunatah – of the three gunas Samudayat – through … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 15 text: Bhedaanaam parimaanaat samanvayaat shaktitah pravrtteh cha|| Kaarana-kaarya vibhaagaat avibhaagaat vaishvarupyasya || Bhedaanaam – difference, contrast exist Parimaanaat – finite, quantifiable objects Samanvayaat – due to similarity, sameness Shaktitah – owing to the power Pravrtteh – action of evolution Cha – and Kaarana-kaarya … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 14 text: Avivekyaade siddhih trigunyaat tad viparyaaya abhaavaat || Kaarana guna aatmakatvaat kaarasya avyaktam api siddham || Avivekyaade – non-distinguishability exists Siddhih – is established or proved Trigunyaat – of the nature of three gunas Tad – that Viparyaya – contrary, opposite Abhhavaat – … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 13 text: Sattvam laghu prakaasham Ishtam upashthambakam chalam cha rajah || Guru varnakam eva tamah pradeepavacharthato vrittih || Sattvam – sattva is Laghu – light, buoyant Prakaasham – illuminating, enlightening Ishtam – desirable Upashthambakam – stimulating, exciting Chalam – moving Cha – and Rajah … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 12 text: Preeti-apreeti-vishaada-atmakaah prakaasha-pravirtti-niyama arthaah || Anyonya abhibhava ashraya janana mithuna vrittayaah cha gunah || Preeti – affection, purity, respect Apreeti – hate, dislike Vishaada – confusion, delusion Atmakaah – nature of Prakaasha – light, illumination Pravirtti – actions Niyama – discipline, restraint Arthaah … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 11 text: Trigunam aviveki vishyah saamaanyam achetanam prasavadharmi || Vyaktam tathaa pradhaanam tadvipareetas tathaa cha pumaan || Trigunam – made of three gunas Aviveki – indistinguishable, non-differentiated Visayah – the object of, objective Saamaanyam – common, general Achetanam – non-conscious, non-intelligent Prasavadharmi – productive, … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 10 text: Hetumad anityam avyaapi sakriyam anekam aashritam lingam | Saavayavam paratantram vyaktam vipareetam avyaktam || Hetumad – based on a cause Anityam – perishable, non-eternal Avyaapi – not all pervasive, finite Sakriyam – with activity Anekam – many, Multi, plentiful Aashritam – dependent … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 9 text: Asadakarnaad upaadaana grahnaat sarva sambhava-abhaavaat | Shaktasya shakya-karanaat kaaranabhavaachcha sat kaaryam || Asad – that which does not exist Akarnaad – without a cause Upaadaana – the material cause of all things Grahnaat – thorugh grasping, collection Sarva – all Sambhava – … Read more