संघातपरार्थत्वात् त्रिगुणादिविपर्ययादधिष्ठानात् ।पुरुषोऽस्ति भोक्तृभावात् कैवल्यार्थं प्रवृत्तेश्च ॥ १७ ॥

saṁghātaparārthatvāt triguṇādiviparyayādadhiṣṭhānāt ।puruṣo’sti bhoktṛbhāvāt kaivalyārthaṁ pravṛtteśca ॥ 17 ॥

saṁghāta=assemblage (of manifest objects); parārthatvāt=for the purpose of another (Purusha); triguṇādi=three gunas etc.; viparyayāt=being the opposite; adhiṣṭhānāt=superintendence (over Buddhi and the rest); puruṣaḥ=Purusha; asti=is, exists; bhoktṛbhāvāt=due to the need for an experiencer; kaivalyārthaṁ=for the purpose of liberation; . . . → Read More: Samkhya Karika 17

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