Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 52
न विना भावैर्लिङ्गं न लिङ्गेन भावनिर्वृत्तिः । लिङ्गाख्यो भावाख्यस्तस्माद् द्विविधः प्रवर्तते सर्गः ॥ ५२ ॥na vinā bhāvaiḥ liṅgaṃ na vinā liṅgena bhāva nirvṛttiḥ | liṅgena bhāva-ākhyaḥ tasmāt dvedhā pravartate sargaḥ ||
na - no; not; nor, neithervinā - withoutbhāva - becoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance; manner of being, nature, temperament, character; any state of mind or body, way of thinking or feeling, sentiment, opinion, disposition, intentionliṅga - a mark, spot, sign, token, badge, emblem, characteristic; manifest; the sign of gender or sex, organ of generationnivṛtti - cessation; non-movementākhyā - to tell, communicate, inform, declare, announce; appellation, name; to cause to telltasmāt - from that, on that account, thereforedvidha - twofold, divided in 2, split asunder, forkedpravarta - engaging in, undertakingsarga - emission or creation of matter, primary creation, creation of the world; a created being, creature; letting go, discharging, voiding