Sankhya Karika Verse 25

Sanskrit Verse

सात्त्विक एकादशकः प्रवर्तते वैकृतादहङ्कारात् । भूतादेस्तन्मात्रः स तामसः, तैजसादुभयम् ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

sāttvikaḥ ekādaśakaḥ pravartate vaikṛtād ahaṃkārāt | bhūtādeḥ tanmātraḥ sa tāmasaḥ taijasād ubhayam ||

Translation

The Sattvika elevenfold set proceeds from the Vaikrita Ahamkara ; from the Bhutadi Ahamkara, the Tanmatras ; they are Tamasa ; from Taijasa Ahamkara, proceed both.

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Reference: Sankhya Karika