Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata
by Shini M.V. | 2017 | 51,373 words
This page relates ‘Sixteen Tattvas of Samkhya philosophy’ 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.
Sixteen Tattvas of Sāṃkhya philosophy
It comes in the 239th chapter in the Śāntiparva Śukadeva and Vyāsa Saṃvāda explain sixteen tattvas. They are five jñānendriyas, five viṣaya, svabhāva, cetana, mana, prāṇa, apāna and jīva.
indriyāṇīndriyārthāśca svabhāvaścetanā manaḥ |
prāṇāpānau ca jīvaśca nityaṃ deheṣu dehinām || [1]
The senses, the objects of the senses, the attributes of the objects of Nature, understanding, mind, the vital air and individual soul dwell in the bodies of all embodied creatures.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Śāntiparva , 239 -13.