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The Essence of the Tantra8.46

8.46

बुद्धेर् गुणसङ्कीर्णाकाराया विवेकेन ग्रहीतुम् असामर्थ्यात्

Transliteration (IAST)

buddher guṇasaṅkīrṇākārāyā vivekena grahītum asāmarthyāt

— of the intellect ; — whose form is intermingled with the qualities (guṇas) ; — to grasp with discrimination ; — because of its incapacity

This is because the intellect, whose form is intermingled with the qualities (guṇas), is itself incapable of grasping (anything) with discrimination.