Sankhya Karika Verse 35

Sanskrit Verse

सान्तःकरणा बुद्धिः सर्वं विषयमवगाहते यस्मात् । तस्मात् त्रिविधं करणं द्वारि द्वाराणि शेषाणि ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

śāntaḥ karaṇaṃ buddhiḥ sarvaṃ viṣayam avagāhate yasmāt | tasmāt trividhaṃ karaṇaṃ dvāri dvārāṇi śeṣāṇi ||

Translation

Since Buddhi, together with Ahamkara and Manas, comprehends all objects (at all times), therefore, the three Instruments are like a house of which the rest are gates.

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Reference: Sankhya Karika