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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.12
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 12
- mahā-bhūtāni pañcaiva
- bhūr āpo 'gnir marun nabhaḥ
- tan-mātrāṇi ca tāvanti
- gandhādīni matāni me
mahāthe gross elements-bhūtānithe gross elements — the gross elements; pañcafive — five; evaexactly — exactly; bhūḥearth — earth; āpaḥwater — water; agniḥfire — fire; marutair — air; nabhaḥether — ether; tatthe subtle elements-mātrāṇithe subtle elements — the subtle elements; caalso — also; tāvantiso many — so many; gandhasmell and so on (taste, color, touch and sound)-ādīnismell and so on (taste, color, touch and sound) — smell and so on (taste, color, touch and sound); matāniconsidered — considered; meby Me — by Me.
There are five gross elements, namely earth, water, fire, air and ether. There are also five subtle elements: smell, taste, color, touch and sound.