Sankhya Karika Verse 28

Sanskrit Verse

शब्दादिषु पञ्चानामालोचनमात्रमिष्यते वृत्तिः । वचनादानविहरणोत्सर्गानन्दाश्च पञ्चानाम् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

śabdadiṣu pañcānām ālocana-mātram-iṣyate vṛttiḥ | vacana-ādāna-viharaṇa-utsarga-ānandāḥ ca pañcānām ||

Translation

The function of the five, in respect to sound and the rest, is considered to be observation simply. Speech, manipulation, locomotion, excretion and generation are considered to be the functions of the other five.

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Reference: Sankhya Karika