Samkhya Karika 71

शिष्यपरम्परयागतमीश्वरकृष्णेन चैतदार्याभिः।
सङ्क्षिप्तमार्यमतिना सम्यग्विज्ञाय सिद्धान्तम् ॥ ७१॥

śiṣyaparamparayāgatamīśvarakṛṣṇena caitadāryābhiḥ।
saṅkṣiptamāryamatinā samyagvijñāya siddhāntam ॥ 71॥

Śiṣya=disciple; paramparayā=via a long tradition; āgatam=has been handed down; īśvarakṛṣṇena=by Ishwara Krishna; ca=and; etat=this; āryābhiḥ=in the meter called Aryā; saṅkṣiptam=condensed; āryamatinā=through sharp intellect; samyak=thoroughly; vijñāya=having understood; siddhāntam=the doctrine;

This doctrine, handed down via a long tradition of disciples to ishwara Krishna who, after understanding it thoroughly with his sharp intellect, has presented a condensed version set in the Arya meter.

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