Sankhya

sankhya: knowledge of the soul; the Vedanta scriptures.

— books Srimad Bhagavad-gita / Glossary

sankhya lit. ‘enumeration’; discrimination between spirit and matter, the self and the non-self; systematic analysis of the elements within the material creation. The Lord taught the process of sankhya in various Avatars, such as that of Kapiladev, as a means to understand the self, the creation, and the soul’s purpose within the creation to ultimately awaken devotion within the heart of the soul. Non-devotional and even atheistic forms of sankhya are also practised by philosophers, of whom the most well-known is also (confusingly) named Kapila.

— books Sri Sri Prema-vivarta / Glossary