सात्त्विक एकादशकः प्रवर्तते वैकृतादहङ्कारात् ।
भूतादेस्तन्मात्रः स तामसः, तैजसादुभयम् ॥ २५ ॥

sāttvika ekādaśakaḥ pravartate vaikṛtādahaṅkārāt ।
bhūtādestanmātraḥ sa tāmasaḥ, taijasādubhayam ॥ 25 ॥

sāttvikaḥ=dominated by sattva guna; ekādaśakaḥ=eleven-fold set; pravartate=proceeds; vaikṛtāt=from the Vaikrita (modified) form of; ahaṅkārāt=I-principle (ego); bhūtādeḥ=(proceed) from the Bhutadi form of ego; tanmātraḥ=five subtle elements; saḥ=that; tāmasaḥ=of the nature of guna tamas; taijasāt=from the Taijas (bright) form of ego; ubhayam=both

From the Vaikrita form of ahamkara proceeds the eleven-fold set characterized by sattva guna; from the Bhutadi form of ahamkara proceed the five subtle elements (tanmatras) characterized by the tamas guna. Both these proceed from the Taijas form of ahamkara characterized by the rajas guna.

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