अर्थस्तन्मात्रिकाज्जज्ञे तामसादिन्द्रियाणि च । तैजसाद् देवता आसन्नेकादश च वैकृतात् ॥ ८ ॥
arthas tan-mātrikāj jajñe tāmasād indriyāṇi ca taijasād devatā āsann ekādaśa ca vaikṛtāt
- arthaḥ
- the gross elements
- tat-mātrikāt
- from the subtle sensations (which themselves are derived from false ego in the mode of goodness)
- jajñe
- became generated
- tāmasāt
- from false ego in the mode of ignorance
- indriyāṇi
- the senses
- ca
- and
- taijasāt
- from false ego in the mode of passion
- devatāḥ
- the demigods
- āsan
- arose
- ekādaśa
- eleven
- ca
- and
- vaikṛtāt
- from false ego in the mode of goodness
From false ego in the mode of ignorance came the subtle physical perceptions, from which the gross elements were generated. From false ego in the mode of passion came the senses, and from false ego in the mode of goodness arose the eleven demigods.