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"estimate," "census conducted by enumeration of the elements constituent. Jacobi
(Gottingische Gelehrte Anzeigen, 1919, p. 28) believes that "Sankhya" means the
determination of a concept for the enumeration of its contents before (Gott Gel. W, 1895,
p. 209; Der Buddhismus aus dem Ursprungdes Sankhya -Yoga, NACF richten der
Königl. Gessellsclxaftder Wissenschaftenzu Gottingen, 1896, p. 43-58, esp. p. 47-53)
Jacobi had opined that this word refers to the investigation of the categories of existence.
It is possible that all these meanings have been known "and accepted in ancient India.
However, the meaning of "discrimination" and "Discera", seems more likely, since the
main purpose of this philosophy is to separate the soul with prakriti (see also AB Keith,
The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads , Cambridge, 1925, Haroard
Oriental Series, vol. II, p. 535-551).
The treaty is the oldest of Isvarakrsna Karika Samkhya (the best edition is that of SS
Suryanarayana Sastri. The Samkhya Karika of Isvara Krsna, toith an Introduction,
traslations, notes, University of Madras, 1930. There are also numerous translations;
Colebrooke London , 1837, Davies, London, 1881; Garbe, Leipzig, 1891; Sinha,
Allahabad, 1915; EA Welden, J Metri delle Samkhya-Karikas, Studi Italiani di Filologia
Indo-lranica, vol. HIV, fasc. 3, Firenze, 1912 ). The date of this text is not yet established
exactly m nte. From tcdos modes can not be later than v century, as the Buddhist monk
Parama "Martha translated into Chinese the Samkhya Karika in the sixth century
(Takakusu, Samkhya Karika lumiere etudiee to the version chinoise, Bulletin of Vecol
Francaisede VExtreme Orient , vol. IV, 1904, p. 1-65, 978-1064). Radhakrishnan (Iridian
PUosophy, vol. II, London, 1927, p. 254-55) believes that the Samkhya Karika was
composed around 200 AD, while Belvalkar (Matharavrtti, p. 168, Annals of the
Bhandarkar Institute, vol. V. p. 133-168, Poona, 1924) leans toward the idea that the date
of the redaction should frjarse iop century AD.
Whatever the exact roofing Karika Samkhya. Isvarakrisna truth is that not the first
"author" Sankhya:! to Karika 60 reminds us that the sage Kapila, mystic founder of the
system to inform their teaching Asuri. and that in turn transmitted it to this Pañcaśikha,
which the layman to Isvarakrsna. Regarding Kapilu, see Garbe, Die Samkhya
Phuosophte, P. 25-29; Jacobi, Gbtt. Gel Anzeiger. 1919, p. 26; Radhakrishan, cited, p.
254; V. V. Sovani, A Critical Study of the Sankhya System on the lines of Sankhya-
Karika, Sankhya-sutra and their commentaries (Allahabad University Studies, vol. VII,
1931, p 387-432), p. 391-392, G. Kaviraj introduction of Jayamangala (Calcutta, 1926),
p. 2 (Kapila considered alchemical literature siddha).
Some fragments have reached us Pañcaśikha: Samkhya-Sutra. I, 127, VI, 68, etc. About
this author, see: Garbe, Pañcaśikha Fragmente (v. Festgruss and Rudolph Roth, p. 77-80),
Keith, The Samkhya System, ed. II, Calcutta, 1924, p. 48; Jacobi, Sind nach dem die
Pañcaśikha Samkhya-Lehrer von Purusa Atomgrosse?, Bulletin of the Oriental Studies of
London, vol. VI, 1931, p. 385-388, Hopkins. The Great Epic of India, ed. II, New Haven,
1920, p. 142-152. The Chinese tradition (Takakusu, Bulletin of I'Ecole Francaise de
VExtreme Orient, vol. IV, p. 25) attributes to the treaty Pañcaśikha Sastitantra that
Isvarakrsna says he summarized. About Sastitantra, see F. O. Scahrader, Das Sastitantra
(Zeitschriftder Morgenlandischen deutschen Gesellschaft. Vol. 68, p. 101-110); M.
Hiriyanna, Sastri-tantra and Varsaganya (Journal of Oriental Research, vol. III, p. 107-
112), Keith, Samkhya Philosophy, p. 69-74.