Verse 15

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:

ततस्तन्मयसम्भूतं तज्जात्यन्वयदर्शनात् ।
कुटादिभेदवत्तच्च प्रधानमिति कापिलाः ॥ १५ ॥

tatastanmayasambhūtaṃ tajjātyanvayadarśanāt |
kuṭādibhedavattacca pradhānamiti kāpilāḥ || 15 ||

“Thus, the whole (manifest) must be taken as having emanated from something made up of the said (pleasure, etc,),—because the said generic character is found present in it,—just as in the case of the jar and other things; and this something is primordial matter”,—so say the followers of Kapila.—(15)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

Having established the validity of the reason ‘On account of homogeneity’, the Text sets forth (on behalf of the Sāṅkhya) the full argument in support of their doctrine.—[see verse 15 above]

‘The whole must, etc.’;—i.e. emanated from a Cause which is made up of Pleasure and the restthis sentence states the Conclusion to be proved.—The Probans (Reason) in support of the conclusion is stated in the words—‘Because the said generic character is found present in it;—that is, it is all permeated by the generic character of being made up of the Three Attributes;—just as in the case of the Jar and other things;—i.e. such diverse products as the Jar and the rest.—And this Cause made up of the Three Attributes is Primordial Matter;—so say the followers of Kapila,—i.e. the Sāṃkhyas offer the said explanation.—(15)