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The Samkhyakarika is the earliest extant text of the Samkhya
school of Indian philosophy.
Dated to the Gupta era (roughly 4th or 5th century CE), it is attributed to Ishvarakrishna .
In the text, the author described himself as being in the succession of the disciples from the great sage Kapila, through and . His consists of 72 s written in the Ārya metre
. The last three s were probably added later.
The earliest important commentary on his was written by Gaudapada
. Another important commenatary is Vacaspati Mishra's (9th century CE).
The was translated into Chinese in c. 6th century CE. In 1832, Christian Lassen
translated the text in Latin. H.T. Colebrooke
first translated this text into English. Windischmann and Lorinser translated it into German, and Pautier and St. Hilaire translated it into French.
Samkhya
Samkhya, also Sankhya, Sāṃkhya, or Sāṅkhya is one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy and classical Indian philosophy. Sage Kapila is traditionally considered as the founder of the Samkhya school, although no historical verification is possible...
school of Indian philosophy.
Dated to the Gupta era (roughly 4th or 5th century CE), it is attributed to Ishvarakrishna .
In the text, the author described himself as being in the succession of the disciples from the great sage Kapila, through and . His consists of 72 s written in the Ārya metre
Arya metre
Āryā meter is a meter used in Sanskrit and Prakrit verses. A verse in āryā metre is in four metrical feet called pādas. Unlike the majority of meters employed in classical Sanskrit, the āryā meter is based on the number of mātrās per pāda...
. The last three s were probably added later.
The earliest important commentary on his was written by Gaudapada
Gaudapada
Gaudapada was a very early guru in the tradition of Advaita Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy...
. Another important commenatary is Vacaspati Mishra's (9th century CE).
The was translated into Chinese in c. 6th century CE. In 1832, Christian Lassen
Christian Lassen
Christian Lassen was a Norwegian-German orientalist.-Life:He was born at Bergen, Norway. Having received a university education at Oslo, he went to Germany and continued his studies at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Bonn. In Bonn, Lassen acquired a sound knowledge of Sanskrit...
translated the text in Latin. H.T. Colebrooke
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
Henry Thomas Colebrooke was an English orientalist.-Biography:Henry Thomas Colebrooke, third son of Sir George Colebrooke, 2nd Baronet, was born in London. He was educated at home; and when only fifteen he had made considerable attainments in classics and mathematics...
first translated this text into English. Windischmann and Lorinser translated it into German, and Pautier and St. Hilaire translated it into French.