Sankhya Karika Verse 8

Sanskrit Verse

सौक्ष्म्यात्तदनुपलब्धिर्नाभावात् कार्यतस्तदुपलब्धिः । महदादि तच्च कार्यं प्रकृतिविरूपं सरूपं च ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

saukṣmyāt-tat-anupalabdhiḥ nā-abhāvāt kāryataḥ tat-upalabdheḥ | mahat-ādi tat-ca kāryaṃ prakṛtisarūpaṃ virūpaṃ ca ||

Translation

From extreme fineness is the non-apprehension of Prakriti, and not from her non-existence, because there is apprehension of her from the, effect. And that effect is Mahat, etc., similar and dissimilar to Prakriti.

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Reference: Sankhya Karika