--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <no_reply@...> wrote: > .............. > > That seems to be from the saaMkhya*-suutra_s: > > sattva-rajas-tamasaaM saamyaavasthaa prakRtiH pkRter mahaan > mahato 'hamkaaro 'hamkaarat
Yikes! That should be "'haMkaaraat", of course (ablative singular)! Furthermore, the 'm' of 'aham' changes to anusvaara 'M'! (without sandhi: mahataH; ahaMkaaraH [ahang-kaarahaa]; ahaMkaaraat...)