Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.11.5
अणुर्द्वौ परमाणु स्यात्त्रसरेणुस्त्रय: स्मृत: ।
जालार्करश्म्यवगत: खमेवानुपतन्नगात् ॥ ५ ॥
aṇur dvau paramāṇū syāt
[anur dvau paramaanoo syaat]
trasareṇus trayaḥ smṛtaḥ
[trasarenus trayah smritah]
jālārka-raśmy-avagataḥ
[jaalaarka-rashmy-avagatah]
kham evānupatann agāt
[kham evaanupatann agaat]
Word-for-word
aṇuḥ
—
double atom
dvau
—
two
parama-aṇu
—
atoms
syāt
—
become
trasareṇuḥ
—
hexatom
trayaḥ
—
three
smṛtaḥ
—
considered
jāla-arka
—
of sunshine through the holes of a window screen
raśmi
—
by the rays
avagataḥ
—
can be known
kham eva
—
towards the sky
anupatan agāt
—
going up.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
aṇur dvau paramāṇū syāt
aṇuḥ
double atom
dvau
two
parama-aṇu
atoms
syāt
become
trasareṇus trayaḥ smṛtaḥ
trasareṇuḥ
hexatom
trayaḥ
three
smṛtaḥ
considered
jālārka-raśmy-avagataḥ
jāla-arka
of sunshine through the holes of a window screen
raśmi
by the rays
avagataḥ
can be known
kham evānupatann agāt
kham eva
towards the sky
anupatan agāt
going up.
The division of gross time is calculated as follows: two atoms make one double atom, and three double atoms make one hexatom. This hexatom is visible in the sunshine which enters through the holes of a window screen. One can clearly see that the hexatom goes up towards the sky.
Purport
The atom is described as an invisible particle, but when six such atoms combine together, they are called a trasareṇu, and this is visible in the sunshine pouring through the holes of a window screen.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Two paramāṇus make an aṇu. Three aṇus make a trasareṇu. The trasareṇu is perceived by the eye, since if follow the air currents in the rays of the sun entering through a lattice.
Two paramāṇus makes one aṇu. Three aṇus make one trasareṇu. The trasareṇu can be perceived. It can be known as it follows after the air because of its lightness, in the rays of the sun entering through a lattice. Another version has na tu gām agāt: it does not go to the earth. It remains moving about. What is the evidence of the aṇu and paramāṇu? The trisareṇu is the evidence. It is a common rule that without having dense and numerous parts, the possessor of the parts cannot be seen. The trisareṇu is the possessor of parts, with three gross aṇus as its parts. However the paramāṇus are not gross at all. Solidity involves many objects. Thus the grossness of the anu depends on the paramāṇu. This proves the existence of the paramāṇu. The visibility of the trisareṇu is not possible without solid parts. Making the aṇu solid requires only two paramāṇus, not three or four, using the logic of accepting the first possibility. Just as Jaimini argues that three partridges are the minimum requirement for sacrifice, [Note: Kapiñjala-nyāya] so a minimum of three aṇus produce density so that the trasareṇu can be seen.
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