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
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