তত্র পৃথিব্যপ্তেজোবায্বাকাশানাং সমুদাযাদ্দ্রব্যাভিনির্বৃত্তিঃ, উত্কর্ষস্ত্বভিব্যঞ্জকো ভবতি- ইদং পার্থিবমিদমাপ্যমিদং তৈজসমিদং বাযব্যমিদমাকাশীযমিতি ||৩||
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तत्र पृथिव्यप्तेजोवाय्वाकाशानां समुदायाद्द्रव्याभिनिर्वृत्तिः, उत्कर्षस्त्वभिव्यञ्जको भवति- इदं पार्थिवमिदमाप्यमिदं तैजसमिदं वायव्यमिदमाकाशीयमिति ||३||
Meaning of the śloka
A dravya comes into being through the combined presence of prithvi, ap, tejas, vayu and akasha. The predominance of one element makes its character evident, allowing it to be described as parthiva, apya, taijasa, vayavya or akashiya.
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তত্র সর্বেষামেব দ্রব্যাণাং পঞ্চভূতাভিনির্বৃত্তত্বাত্ পৃথগ্দ্রব্যাণাং পৃথিব্যাদ্যারব্ধানাং পরমার্থভেদো নাস্তীত্যুত্কর্ষোপাধিভেদং দর্শযন্নাহ- তত্রেত্যাদি| সমুদাযাত্ সমবাযাত্| দ্রব্যাভিনির্বৃত্তির্দ্রব্যজন্ম| অভিব্যঞ্জকো জ্ঞাপকঃ||৩||
Meaning of the commentary
Because every substance is produced from all five bhutas, substances originating from prithvi and the other elements have no absolute difference in their fundamental composition. Their distinction is therefore conditional upon the predominance of a particular element. Samudaya means their combined or inherent conjunction; dravyabhinirvritti means the birth of a substance; and abhivyanjaka means that which reveals or indicates its class.
Key terms
- pa~jcamahAbhUta (panca-mahabhuta)
- The five constituent elements: prithvi, ap, tejas, vayu and akasha.
- utkarSha (utkarsha)
- Predominance of one constituent element, which makes a substance's class evident.
- abhivya~jjaka (abhivyanjaka)
- That which reveals or indicates the elemental character of a substance.
- dravyAbhinirvRutti (dravyabhinirvritti)
- The coming into being or birth of a substance.