Sankhya Karika Verse 23

Sanskrit Verse

अध्यवसायो बुद्धिर्धर्मो ज्ञानं विराग ऐश्वर्यम् । सात्त्विकमेतद्रूपं तामसमस्माद्विपर्यस्तम् ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

adhyavasāyaḥ buddhiḥ dharmaḥ jñānaṃ virāga aiśvaryam | sāttvikam-etad-rūpaṃ tāmasam-asmāt-viparyastam ||

Translation

Ascertainment is Buddhi. Virtue, know ledge, dispassion and power are its forms or manifestations or modifications, partaking of Sattva. Those partaking of Tamas, are the reverse of these.

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Reference: Sankhya Karika