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SB 3.26.12

Devanāgarī

महाभूतानि पञ्चैव भूरापोऽग्निर्मरुन्नभ: । तन्मात्राणि च तावन्ति गन्धादीनि मतानि मे ॥ १२ ॥

Text

mahā-bhūtāni pañcaiva bhūr āpo ’gnir marun nabhaḥ tan-mātrāṇi ca tāvanti gandhādīni matāni me

Synonyms

mahā-bhūtāni—the gross elements;pañca—five;eva—exactly;bhūḥ—earth;āpaḥ—water;agniḥ—fire;marut—air;nabhaḥ—ether;tat-mātrāṇi—the subtle elements;ca—also;tāvanti—so many;gandha-ādīni—smell and so on (taste, color, touch and sound);matāni—considered;me—by Me.

Translation

There are five gross elements, namely earth, water, fire, air and ether. There are also five subtle elements: smell, taste, color, touch and sound.

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