Sankhya Karika Verse 16

Sanskrit Verse

कारणमस्त्यव्यक्तं प्रवर्तते त्रिगुणतः समुदयाच्च । परिणामतः सलिलवत् प्रतिप्रतिगुणाश्रयविशेषात् ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

kāraṇam-asti-avyaktaṃ pravartate tri-guṇataḥ samdayāt-ca | pariṇmataḥ salilavat prati-prati-guṇa-āśraya-viśeṣāt ||

Translation

It operates, in the form of the three Gunas and by combination, undergoing transformation, (diversified) accord ing to the differences severally of the other Gunas depend ing on the principal Guna.

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Reference: Sankhya Karika