सो ऽहङ्कार इति प्रोक्तो विकुर्वन्समभूत्त्रिधा । वैकारिकस्तैजसश्च तामसश्चेति यद्भिदा । द्रव्यशक्तिः क्रियाशक्तिर् ज्ञानशक्तिरिति प्रभो ॥ २४ ॥
so 'haṅkara iti prokto
vikurvan samabhut tridha
vaikarikas taijasas ca
tamasas ceti yad-bhida
dravya-saktih kriya-saktir
jnana-saktir iti prabho
sah-the very same thing; ahaṅkarah-ego; iti-thus; proktah-said; vikurvan-being transformed; samabhut-became manifested; tridha-in three features; vaikarikah-in the mode of goodness; taijasah-in the mode of passion; ca-and; tamasah-in the mode of ignorance; ca-also; iti-thus; yat-what is; bhida-divided; dravya-saktih-powers that evolve matter; kriya-saktih-initiation that creates; jnana-saktih-intelligence that guides; iti-thus; prabho-the master.