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Sāṅkhya Kārikā / Verses 56–68, the end / 65
तेन निवृत्तप्रसवामर्थवशात् सप्तरूपविनिवृत्ताम् प्रकृतिं पश्यति पुरुषः प्रेक्षकवदवस्थितः स्वस्थः
tena nivṛttaprasavām arthavaśāt saptarūpavinivṛttām prakṛtiṃ paśyati puruṣaḥ prekṣakavad avasthitaḥ svasthaḥ
The line
By that, the person sees nature with her producing ended, the seven forms turned back, the purpose having done its work. He is seated like a spectator, established in himself.
नेपालीमा
त्यसद्वारा पुरुषले प्रकृतिलाई देख्छ, जसको उत्पादन सकियो, जसका सात रूप फर्किए, र जसको प्रयोजनले काम गरिसक्यो। ऊ दर्शकझैँ आफूमा स्थित भएर बस्छ।
Where it sits
A life may continue after this seeing. Verse 67 is about that remaining body. Release while the body still goes on is not a second, lesser goal. It is what the verse's spectator looks like from outside.
Split: tena (तेन) + nivṛtta-prasavām (निवृत्त-प्रसवाम्) + artha-vaśāt (अर्थ-वशात्) + sapta-rūpa-vinivṛttām (सप्त-रूप-विनिवृत्ताम्) + prakṛtim (प्रकृतिम्) + paśyati (पश्यति) + puruṣaḥ (पुरुषः) + prekṣaka-vat (प्रेक्षक-वत्) + avasthitaḥ (अवस्थितः) + svasthaḥ (स्वस्थः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tena (तेन) | instrumental singular | by that. By the knowledge of verse 64. |
| nivṛtta-prasavām (निवृत्त-प्रसवाम्) | accusative singular, feminine | her bringing-forth stopped. Agrees with prakṛtim (प्रकृतिम्). |
| artha-vaśāt (अर्थ-वशात्) | ablative | because the purpose has power, because the purpose is done. vaśa (वश) is the control the accomplished purpose exerts. |
| sapta-rūpa-vinivṛttām (सप्त-रूप-विनिवृत्ताम्) | accusative singular, feminine | the seven forms turned away. The binding forms of verse 63 have ceased. |
| prakṛtim (प्रकृतिम्) | accusative singular, feminine | nature. Object of paśyati (पश्यति). |
| paśyati (पश्यति) | present | he sees. |
| puruṣaḥ (पुरुषः) | nominative | the person. |
| prekṣaka-vat (प्रेक्षक-वत्) | indeclinable | like a spectator. prekṣaka (प्रेक्षक) is one who looks on. |
| avasthitaḥ (अवस्थितः) | nominative singular, masculine | stationed, seated. |
| svasthaḥ (स्वस्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | standing in himself, well, at home. sva (स्व) is his own. |
The phrases
This is the kārikā (कारिका)'s picture of the end, parallel to Yoga 1.3, the seer abiding in its own form. svasthaḥ (स्वस्थः) is that abiding, said in one word.
He still sees nature. Freedom here is not a blank. It is seeing her with the production stopped, and not mistaking her for himself. Verse 66 explains why the seeing does not start the show again.
Sanskrit in this line
paśyati (पश्यति) takes the accusative prakṛtim (प्रकृतिम्). The long compounds are adjectives of her, also accusative feminine -ām (-आम्). puruṣaḥ (पुरुषः) is the subject, with avasthitaḥ (अवस्थितः) and svasthaḥ (स्वस्थः) agreeing.
Say it back
Two words for how he sits: prekṣakavat (प्रेक्षकवत्) and svasthaḥ (स्वस्थः).