Sankhya Kārika
Karika 23
अध्यवसायो बुद्धिर्धर्मो ज्ञानं विराग ऐश्वर्यम्। सात्त्विकमेतद्रूपं तामसमस्माद्विपर्यस्तम् ॥२३॥
adhyavasāyō buddhirdharmō jñānaṁ virāga aiśvaryam। sāttvikamētadrūpaṁ tāmasamasmādviparyastam ॥23॥
[अध्यवसायो बुद्धिः धर्मो ज्ञानं विराग ऐश्वर्यम्। सात्त्विकम् एतत् रूपं तामसम् अस्मात् विपर्यस्तम्॥
adhyavasāyō = having determination; buddhiḥ = intelligence / the great; dharmō = Dharma; jñānaṁ = knowledge; virāga = dispassion; aiśvaryam = wealth; sāttvikam = that are saatwik in qualities; ētat = are it's; rūpaṁ = forms; tāmasam = from tamasik qualities; asmāt = it's; viparyastam = opposites are;]
The determination or perseverance is intelligence (buddhi). Dharma, knowledge, dispassion, and wealth are its manifestations when saatwik quality is dominant. Reverse is true when tamasik quality dominates.
It is important to note the term 'mahat' is also termed as 'buddhi' in ancient Sanskrit sankhya literature. In Mahabharata the term mahan and buddhi are used as synonyms while describing sankhya philosophy. Thus, are the following attributes of Mahat?
Sātta intelligence = righteous (dharma), knowledge, dispassion, and wealth
Tāmasa intelligence = unrighteous (adharma), ignorance, passion, and destitute

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ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय। ॐ शान्ति: शान्ति: शान्ति: ॥ - बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् 1.3.28
"Ōm! Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, and from death to immortality. Let there be peace, peace, and peace. Ōm!" - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28

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