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महत्तत्त्वाद्विकुर्वाणाद् अहंतत्त्वं व्यजायत ।
कार्यकारणकर्त्रात्मा भूतेन्द्रियमनोमयः ।
वैकारिकस्तैजसश्च तामसश्चेत्यहं त्रिधा ॥ २९ ॥

mahat-tattvad vikurvanad

aham-tattvam vyajayata

karya-karana-kartratma

bhutendriya-mano-mayah

vaikarikas taijasas ca

tamasas cety aham tridha

mahat-the great; tattvat-causal truth; vikurvanat-being transformed; aham-false ego; tattvam-material truth; vyajayata-became manifested; karya-effects; karana-cause; kartr-doer; atma-soul or source; bhuta-material ingredients; indriya-senses; manah-mayah-hovering on the mental plane; vaikarikah-mode of goodness; taijasah-mode of passion; tamasah-mode of ignorance; ca-and; iti-thus; aham-false ego; tridha-three kinds.