भूतसर्गस्तृतीयस्तु तन्मात्रो द्रव्यशक्तिमान् । चतुर्थ ऐन्द्रिय: सर्गो यस्तु ज्ञानक्रियात्मक: ॥ १६ ॥
bhuta-sargas trtiyas tu tan-matro dravya-saktiman caturtha aindriyah sargo yas tu jnana-kriyatmakah
- bhuta-sargah
- creation of matter
- trtiyah
- is the third
- tu
- but
- tat-matrah
- sense perception
- dravya
- of the elements
- saktiman
- generator
- caturthah
- the fourth
- aindriyah
- in the matter of the senses
- sargah
- creation
- yah
- that which
- tu
- but
- jnana
- knowledge-acquiring
- kriya
- working
- atmakah
- basically.
The sense perceptions are created in the third creation, and from these the elements are generated. The fourth creation is the creation of knowledge and of working capacity.