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
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 8 text: Saukshamyaat tad-anupalabdhir na abhaavaat kaaryatas tad-upalabdheh | Mahad adi tach cha kaaryam prakritiviroopam saroopam cha || Saukshamyaat – subtle by nature Tad – that Anupalabdhir – no perception or grasping Na – not Abhaavaat – that which does not exist Kaaryatas – … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 7 text: Atidoorat saameepyaad indriyaghaataan mano’navasthaanaat | Saukshmyaat vyavadhaanaat abhibhavaat samaan abhihaar achcha || Atidoorat – from a great distance Saameepyaad – from a very near distance Indriyaghaataan – through damage, defect, in the senses, Mano’navasthaanaat – from being fickle, weak minded Saukshmyaat – … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 6 text: saamaanyatastu drishtaad aateendriyaanam prateetir anumaanaat | Tasmaad api cha asiddham paroksham aapt-aagamaat siddham || Saamaanyata – common, general Astu – but, though Drishtaad – thorugh perception, observation Aateendriyaanam – beyond the reach of senses Prateetir – knowledge of Anumaanaat – via inference … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 5 text: Prati-vishayaadhyava saayo drishtam trividham anumaanam aakhyaatam | Ta linga lingi purvakam apta-shrutir aptavachanam tu || Prati – establishing contact with each Vishaya – Objects which are to be known Adhyavasaayo – knowledge of Drushtam – Perception Trividham – three kinds Anumaanam – … Read more
Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 4 text: Drstam anumaanam aaptavachanam cha sarva pramaana siddhatvaat | Trividham pramaanam ishtam prameya-siddhih pramaanaad hi || Drstam – Perception with all the senses Anumaanam – inference Aaptavachanam – verbal or written testimony, authentication of authority figure Ca – and Sarva – all Pramaana … Read more