SB 11.22.21
Devanāgarī
चत्वार्येवेति तत्रापि तेज आपोऽन्नमात्मन: । जातानि तैरिदं जातं जन्मावयविन: खलु ॥ २१ ॥
Text
catvāry eveti tatrāpi teja āpo ’nnam ātmanaḥ jātāni tair idaṁ jātaṁ janmāvayavinaḥ khalu
Synonyms
catvāri—four;eva—also;iti—thus;tatra—in that case;api—even;tejaḥ—fire;āpaḥ—water;annam—earth;ātmanaḥ—from the Self;jātāni—all arising;taiḥ—by them;idam—this cosmos;jātam—has come about;janma—the birth;avayavinaḥ—of the manifest product;khalu—indeed.
Translation
Some philosophers propose the existence of four basic elements, of which three — fire, water and earth — emanate from the fourth, the Self. Once existing, these elements produce the cosmic manifestation, in which all material creation takes place.