Sankhya Karika Verse 31

Sanskrit Verse

स्वां स्वां प्रतिपद्यन्ते परस्पराकूतहेतुकां वृत्तिम् । पुरुषार्था एव हेतुर्न केनचित्कार्यते करणम् ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

svāṃ svāṃ pratipadyante paraspara-ākūta-hetukāṃ vṛttim | puruṣa-artha eva hetuḥ na kenacit kāryate karaṇam ||

Translation

The Instruments enter into their respective modifications to which they are incited by mutual desire. The purpose of Purusa is the only (cause of the activity of the Instruments). By none whatever is an Instrument made to act.

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Reference: Sankhya Karika