कर्तृत्वं करणत्वं च कार्यत्वं चेति लक्षणम् । शान्तघोरविमूढत्वमिति वा स्यादहङ्कृते: ॥ २६ ॥
kartrtvam karanatvam ca karyatvam ceti laksanam santa-ghora-vimudhatvam iti va syad ahankrteh
- kartrtvam
- being the doer
- karanatvam
- being the instrument
- ca
- and
- karyatvam
- being the effect
- ca
- also
- iti
- thus
- laksanam
- characteristic
- santa
- serene
- ghora
- active
- vimudhatvam
- being dull
- iti
- thus
- va
- or
- syat
- may be
- ahankrteh
- of the false ego.
This false ego is characterized as the doer, as an instrument and as an effect. It is further characterized as serene, active or dull according to how it is influenced by the modes of goodness, passion and ignorance.