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Verses on Sāṃkhya 1

Māṭharavṛtti 1

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Sanskrit

1.1

|| śrīḥ ||

|| Fortune

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1.2

sāṅkhyakārikā
māṭharavṛttisahitā

The Sāṅkhyakārikā
accompanied by the commentary of Māṭhara

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1.3

sarvavidyāvidhātāram ādityasthaṃ sanātanam /
nato 'smi parayā bhaktyā kāpilaṃ jyotir īśvaram // 1 //

To the creator of all sciences, abiding in the sun, eternal,
I bow with supreme devotion, to the light associated with Kapila, the Lord. // 1

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1.4

kapilāya namas tasmai yenāvidyodadhau jagati magne /
kāruṇyāt sāṅkhyamayī naur iha vihitā prataraṇāya // 2 //

Homage to that Kapila, by whom, when the world was submerged in the ocean of ignorance,
out of compassion a boat consisting of Sāṅkhya was prepared here for crossing over. // 2

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1.5

namaskṛtya tu taṃ tasya vakṣye jñānasya kāraṇam /
hitāya sarvaśiṣyāṇām alpagranthasamuccayam // 3 //

And bowing to him, I shall state the cause of that knowledge,
a compilation of concise texts for the benefit of all students. // 3

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