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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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महाभूतानि पञ्चैव भूरापोऽग्निर्मरुन्नभः । तन्मात्राणि च तावन्ति गन्धादीनि मतानि मे ॥१२॥
mahā-bhūtāni pañcaiva bhūr āpo ’gnir marun nabhaḥ tan-mātrāṇi ca tāvanti gandhādīni matāni me
WORD BY WORD
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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PURPORT
| This verse has not purport by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Svāmi Prabhupāda.
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