Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata
by Shini M.V. | 2017 | 51,373 words
This page relates 鈥楾wenty-six 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-six Tattvas of S膩峁僰hya philosophy
It comes in the 306th chapter in the 艢膩ntiparva At many places in the 艢膩ntiparva of 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 the twenty six principles are explained.
产补丑耻诲丑腻''tm膩 prakurv墨ta 辫谤补办峁泃颈峁� prasav膩tmik膩m |
tacca 办峁迟谤补峁� mah膩n膩tm膩 pa帽cavi峁兣沷'dhiti峁ａ弓hati || [1]
The soul makes nature, which contains the principles of production or growth, assume various forms. Nature is called 办峁迟谤补, above the twenty four topics or principles soul is great. It presides over Nature or 办峁迟谤补
avyaktabodhan膩cc膩pi budhyam膩na峁� vadantyuta |
pa帽cavi峁兣沘峁� mah膩tm膩na峁� na c膩s膩vapi budhyate ||
峁岣峷i峁兣沘峁� vimala峁� buddhamaprameya峁� san膩tanam |
sa tu ta峁� pa帽cavi峁兣沘峁� ca caturvi峁兣沘峁� ca budhyate || [2]
Indeed the twenty fifth can comprehend the unmanifest, he is therefore called comprehender. He cannot however readily, comprehend the twenty sixth, which is pure which is knowledge without duality, which is immeasurable and which is eternal. The twenty sixth however can know both the individual soul and Nature, numbering the twenty fifth and the twenty fourth respectively.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
艢膩ntiparva 306 /36.
[2]:
艢膩ntiparva 308-6,7.