Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata
by Shini M.V. | 2017 | 51,373 words
This page relates 鈥楾wenty-four Tattvas of Samkhya philosophy鈥� 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.
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Twenty-four Tattvas of S膩峁僰hya philosophy
It comes in the 310th chapter in the 艢膩ntiparva 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 and Janaka 厂补峁僾腻诲补 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 describe the twenty four principles.
a峁ａ弓au prak峁泃aya岣� prokt膩vik膩ra艣c膩pi 峁岣峚艣补 |
tatra tu prak峁泃墨ra峁ａ弓au pr膩huradhy膩tmacintak膩岣� || [1]
Of the twenty four tattvas, eight tattvas have been called by the name of nature, while sixteen have been called changes.
补惫测补办迟补峁� ca 尘补丑腻苍迟补峁� ca tath膩ha峁卥膩ra eva ca |
p峁泃hiv墨 v膩yur膩k膩艣am膩po jyoti艣ca pa帽camam ||
et膩岣� prak峁泃ayastva峁ａ弓au vik膩r膩napi me 艣峁涐箛u |
艣rotra峁� tvakcauva cak峁艣ca jihv膩 ghr膩峁嘺峁� ca pa帽camam ||
艣abda岣� spar艣a艣ca r奴pa峁� ca raso gandhastathaiva ca |
v膩k ca hastau ca p膩dau ca p膩yurme岣峢ra峁� tathaiva ca || [2]
The unmanifest, greatness, consciousness and the five subtle elements of earth, wind, ether, water and light are known by the name of Nature. Listen now to the enumeration of those called changes. They are the ear, the skin, the eye, the tongue and the nose, and sound, touch, form, taste and scent, speech, the two arms the two feet, the lower duct and the organ of pleasure.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 XII, 310-10.
[2]:
惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 XII, 310鈥�11-13.