Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata
by Shini M.V. | 2017 | 51,373 words
This page relates ‘Works on Samkhya� of the study of Samkhya thought and philosophy as reflected in the Shanti-Parva of the Mahabharata. Samkhya represents one of the six orthodox schools of Indian Philosophy and primarily deals with metaphysical knowledge and explains the Universe without the need to introduce God. The Mahabharata is an ancient Sanskrit epic which includes many Sankhya theories while expounding twenty-five principles.
Works on ṃkⲹ
1. ṃkⲹsūrtam or ṃkⲹ pravacana ūٰ [author: Kapila]
1b. Tattvasamāsa [author: Kapila]
2. ṃkⲹpravacanabhāṣya [author: Vijñānabhikṣu (16th Century AD)]
3. Tattvakaumudivyākhya [author: Yati]
4. ṃkⲹkārika [author: Īśvarakṛṣṇa]
5. ṃkⲹ tattvakaumudi (Commentary on ṃkⲹkārika) [author: Vacaspatimiśra]
6. ṃkⲹsūtra [author: Vijñānabhikṣu]
7. ṃkⲹcandrika [author: Nārāyaṇatīrtha]
8. Rājavārttika [author: ᲹᲹ]
9. Ṣaṣṭhitantra [author: ʲñś]
10. Māṭhravṛtti [author: Ѳ峦ⲹ]
11. Yuktidīpika [author: Author unknown (550 AD)]
12. ṃkⲹsūtravṛtti [author: Aniruddha]
13. ṃkⲹtattvavivecana [author: Sīmānanda]
14. ṃkⲹtattvayathārthyadīpika [author: Bhāvagaṇeśa]
15. ṃkⲹkaumudi [author: Rāmakṛṣṇa]
16. Jayamaṅgala [author: Śankarācārya]
The text of Ѳٲ as mentioned earlier is divided in too many Parvas. One among the Parva is the Śāntiparva This Śāntiparva is full of ṃkⲹ Philosophy. The textual analysis of this Parva, will clearly explain this Philosophy.