Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 13.10 / 11

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord13.10

13.10
त्रयोविंशतिधा मेयं यत् कार्यकरणात्मकम् तस्याविभागरूप्य् एकं प्रधानं मूलकारणम् ॥१०॥
trayoviṃśatidhā meyaṃ yat kāryakaraṇātmakam tasyāvibhāgarūpy ekaṃ pradhānaṃ mūlakāraṇam
— twenty-three-fold ; — the knowable ; — which ; — consisting of effects and instruments ; — of it ; — having an undivided form ; — the one ; — the Primordial Matter (prakṛti) ; — the root cause

The knowable, which consists of effects and instruments, is twenty-three-fold; its single undivided form is the Primordial Matter (pradhāna), the root cause.