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ŚB 3.26.12

महाभूतानि पञ्चैव भूरापोऽग्निर्मरुन्नभ: ।
तन्मात्राणि च तावन्ति गन्धादीनि मतानि मे ॥ १२ ॥
mahā-bhūtāni pañcaiva
bhūr āpo ’gnir marun nabhaḥ
tan-mātrāṇi ca tāvanti
gandhādīni matāni me

Synonyms

mahā-bhūtānithe gross elements; pañcafive; evaexactly; bhūḥearth; āpaḥwater; agniḥfire; marutair; nabhaḥether; tat-mātrāṇithe subtle elements; caalso; tāvantiso many; gandha-ādīnismell and so on (taste, color, touch and sound); matāniconsidered; meby 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.