rajas-pradhanat-in which the element of rajas, or passion, predominates; mahatah-from the mahat-tattva; tri-liṅgah-of three kinds; daiva-coditat-impelled by superior authority; jatah-was born; sasarja-evolved; bhuta-adih-the false ego (origin of the material elements); viyat-the ether; adini-beginning with; pancasah-in groups of five.