Devanagari
अर्थस्तन्मात्रिकाज्जज्ञे तामसादिन्द्रियाणि च ।
तैजसाद् देवता आसन्नेकादश च वैकृतात् ॥ ८ ॥
Verse text
arthas tan-mātrikāj jajṣe
tāmasād indriyāṇi ca
taijasād devatā āsann
ekādaśa ca vaikṛtāt
Synonyms
arthaḥ
—
the gross elements
;
tat
—
mātrikāt — from the subtle sensations (which themselves are derived from false ego in the mode of goodness)
;
jajṣe
—
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 .
Translation
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.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
From false ego in the mode of ignorance came the tan-mātras, 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 devatās and the mind.
Ether and other elements arose from the tan-mātras which arose from ahaṅkāra in tamas. Because their nature causes obscuration, the elements have the quality of tamas. Tan-mātrikāt means “from the cause of the taṇ-mātras” according to Pāṇini 4.2.80. The ten senses arise from ahaṅkāra in rajas. Because of their nature of action, the senses have the quality of rajas. From ahaṅkāra in sattva arose the devatās and the mind (indicated by ca). Because they have the nature of revealing knowledge, they have the quality of sattva.
Purport
From false ego in the mode of ignorance, sound is generated along with the sense of hearing to receive it and the sky as its medium. Next, the sensation of touch, air and the sense of touch are generated, and thus from subtle to gross all of the elements and their perceptions are generated. The senses, because they are busily engaged in activity, are created from false ego in the mode of passion. From false ego in goodness come eleven demigods: the deities of the directions, the wind and the sun, Varuṇa, the Aśvinī deities, Agni, Indra, Upendra, Mitra, Brahmā and Candra.