Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 41
चित्रं यथाश्रयमृते स्थाण्वादिभ्यो यथा विना छाया । तद्वद्विनाऽविशेषैः न तिष्ठति निराश्रयं लिङ्गम् ॥ ४१॥citraṃ yathā āśrayam ṛte sthāṇu-ādibhyo vinā yathā chāyā | tadvat vinā viśeṣaiḥ na tiṣṭhati nirāśrayaṃ liṅgam ||
citra - variegated, spotted, speckledyathā - according as; according to; as, for instance; that, so that, in order thatāśraya - relation of dependence; correspondence; that to which anything is annexed, or with which anything is closely connected, or on which anything depends or rests; substratum, place of residenceṛta - truth; principle of natural order, cosmic order; divine law, faith, divine truth; true; truly, sincerely; truth in general, righteousness; right, duly, properly; fit, aptādi - in the beginning, at first; beginning, commencement; a firstling, first-fruits; beginning with, and so on; and the rest; etcsthāṇu - a stump, stem, trunk, stake, post, pile, pillarvinā - withoutchāyā - shadowtadvat - having or containing that; like that, thus, soviśeṣa - distinction, difference between; a kind, species, individual; characteristic difference, peculiar mark, special property, speciality, peculiarityna - no; not; nor, neithertiṣṭhati - to subsist; abide; stay; reside; sit; stop; dwellnirāśraya - supportless, having or offering no prop or stay, destitute, aloneliṅga - a mark, spot, sign, token, badge, emblem, characteristic; manifest; the sign of gender or sex, organ of generation