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    Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 304, col. 1.
    abhoktṛtva Tatpur. n. (-tvam) The condition of one who does

    not enjoy; in the Sāṅkhya phil. the condition of Prakṛti

    or Matter in contradistinction from that of Purusha or Soul,

    for whose benefit or enjoyment the former is created; e. g.

    Sāṅkhya Prav.: pradhānasṛṣṭiḥ parārthaṃ svato'pyabhoktṛtvāduṣṭra-

    kuṅkumavahanavat ‘Matter is created on account of some one

    other; for though its creation is spontaneous, it cannot

    enjoy (being unintelligent), like as a camel carries saffron

    (for some one else, i. e. for its master)’. E. a neg. and

    bhoktṛtva.