सूक्ष्मा मातापितृजाः सह प्रभूतैस्त्रिधा विशेषाः स्युः ।
सूक्ष्मास्तेषां नियता मातापितृजा निवर्तन्ते ॥ ३९ ॥

sūkṣmā mātāpitṛjāḥ saha prabhūtaistridhā viśeṣāḥ syuḥ ।
sūkṣmāsteṣāṁ niyatā mātāpitṛjā nivartante ॥ 39 ॥

sūkṣmāḥ=subtle; mātāpitṛjāḥ=born of father and mother; saha=along with; prabhūtaiḥ=gross elements; tridhā=three-fold; viśeṣāḥ=specific; syuḥ=are; sūkṣmāḥ=subtle; teṣāṁ=among them; niyatāḥ=ever-lasting; mātāpitṛjā=born of mother and father; nivartante=are perishable

Subtle elements, those born of mother and father, and the gross elements are the threefold specific elements. Of these, the subtle are permanent, while those born of parents are perishable.

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