Sankhya Karika Verse 29

Sanskrit Verse

स्वालक्षण्यं वृत्तिस्त्रयस्य सैषा भवत्यसामान्या । सामान्यकरणवृत्तिः प्राणाद्या वायवः पञ्च ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

svā-lakṣanyaṃ vṛttiḥ trayasya sā-eṣā bhavati-asāmānya | sāmānya-karaṇa-vṛttiḥ prāṇa-ādyā vāyavaḥ pañca ||

Translation

Of the three (internal Instruments), their own definitions are their respective functions. These, the same, (functions) are peculiar to each. The common modification of the Instruments is the five airs beginning with Prana.

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Reference: Sankhya Karika