Sankhya Karika Verse 38

Sanskrit Verse

तन्मात्राण्यविशेषाः तेभ्यो भूतानि पञ्च पञ्चभ्यः । एते स्मृता विशेषाः शान्ता घोराश्च मूढाश्च ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

tanmātrāṇi aviśeṣāḥ tebhyo bhūtāni pañca pañcabhyaḥ | ete smṛtāḥ viśeṣāḥ śāṅtāḥ ghorāḥ ca mūḍhāḥ ca ||

Translation

The Tan-matras are the indiscernibles. From these five, proceed the five gross Elements which are remembered to be the discernibles ; for they are pacific, terrific, and stupefic.

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Reference: Sankhya Karika