SB 3.10.16 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

भूतसर्गस्तृतीयस्तु तन्मात्रो द्रव्यशक्तिमान् । चतुर्थ ऐन्द्रिय: सर्गो यस्तु ज्ञानक्रियात्मक: ॥ १६ ॥

Verse text

bhūta-sargas tṛtīyas tu tan-mātro dravya-śaktimān caturtha aindriyaḥ sargo yas tu jṣāna-kriyātmakaḥ

Synonyms

bhūta — sargaḥ — creation of matter ; tṛtīyaḥ — is the third ; tu — but ; tat — mātraḥ — sense perception ; dravya — of the elements ; śaktimān — generator ; caturthaḥ — the fourth ; aindriyaḥ — in the matter of the senses ; sargaḥ — creation ; yaḥ — that which ; tu — but ; jṣāna — knowledge-acquiring ; kriyā — working ; ātmakaḥ — basically .

Translation

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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The third creation of matter is that of the tan-mātras, which have the power to produce the gross elements. The fourth creation is that of the knowledge and action senses. The third creation of matter is that of the tan-mātras, which have the capacity (śaktimān) of producing the gross elements. The fourth is the creation of the senses, which consist of knowledge and action senses.