पुरुष: प्रकृतिर्व्यक्तमहङ्कारो नभोऽनिल: । ज्योतिराप: क्षितिरिति तत्त्वान्युक्तानि मे नव ॥ १४ ॥
puruṣaḥ prakṛtir vyaktam ahaṅkāro nabho ’nilaḥ jyotir āpaḥ kṣitir iti tattvāny uktāni me nava
- puruṣaḥ
- the enjoyer
- prakṛtiḥ
- nature
- vyaktam
- the primeval manifestation of matter
- ahaṅkāraḥ
- false ego
- nabhaḥ
- ether
- anilaḥ
- air
- jyotiḥ
- fire
- āpaḥ
- water
- kṣitiḥ
- earth
- iti
- thus
- tattvāni
- the elements of creation
- uktāni
- have been described
- me
- by Me
- nava
- nine
I have described the nine basic elements as the enjoying soul, nature, nature’s primeval manifestation of the mahat-tattva, false ego, ether, air, fire, water and earth.