पज्चविंशति तत्त्वानि तुल्यान्युभयत: समम् | योगे सांख्येडपि च तथा विशेषं तत्र मे शूणु,सांख्य और पातञ्जलयोग--इन दोनों दर्शनोंमें समानभावसे पचीस तत्त्वोंका प्रतिपादन किया गया है-। इस विषयमें जो विशेष बात है, वह मुझसे सुनो
pañcaviṃśati tattvāni tulyāny ubhayataḥ samam | yoge sāṅkhye 'pi ca tathā viśeṣaṃ tatra me śṛṇu ||
ವ್ಯಾಸನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಯೋಗದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಸಾಂಖ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಸಮಾನವಾಗಿ ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತೈದು ತತ್ತ್ವಗಳನ್ನು ಉಪದೇಶಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಈಗ ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ತಿಳಿಯಬೇಕಾದ ವಿಶೇಷಾಂಶವನ್ನು ನನ್ನಿಂದ ಕೇಳು.
व्यास उवाच
Both Sāṅkhya and Pātañjala Yoga accept an equivalent framework of twenty-five tattvas (fundamental principles). The speaker then signals that, despite this shared ontology, there is a specific distinguishing feature between the two that will be explained next.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa is instructing the listener by comparing two major philosophical systems. He first establishes their common ground (the same set of tattvas) and then prepares to clarify their doctrinal difference.