Sankhya Karika Verse 16

Sanskrit Verse

कारणमस्त्यव्यक्तं प्रवर्तते त्रिगुणतः समुदयाच्च । परिणामतः सलिलवत् प्रतिप्रतिगुणाश्रयविशेषात् ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

kāraṇam-asti-avyaktaṃ pravartate tri-guṇataḥ samdayāt-ca | pariṇmataḥ salilavat prati-prati-guṇa-āśraya-viśeṣāt ||

Translation

It operates, in the form of the three Gunas and by combination, undergoing transformation, (diversified) according to the differences severally of the other Gunas depending on the principal Guna.

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Reference: Sankhya Karika