Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.24.6
తేభ్యః సమభవత్ సూత్రం మహాన్ సూత్రేణ సంయుతః ।
తతో వికుర్వతో జాతో యోఽహఙ్కారో విమోహనః ॥ ౬ ॥
tebhyaḥ samabhavat sūtraṁ
[tebhyah samabhavat sootram]
mahān sūtreṇa saṁyutaḥ
[mahaan sootrena samyutah]
tato vikurvato jāto
[tato vikurvato jaato]
yo ’haṅkāro vimohanaḥ
[yo ’hankaaro vimohanah]
Word-for-word
tebhyaḥ
—
from those modes
samabhavat
—
arose
sūtram
—
the first transformation of nature, endowed with the potency of activity
mahān
—
primeval nature endowed with the potency of knowledge
sūtreṇa
—
with this sūtra-tattva
saṁyutaḥ
—
conjoined
tataḥ
—
from the mahat
vikurvataḥ
—
transforming
jātaḥ
—
was generated
yaḥ
—
which
ahaṅkāraḥ
—
false ego
vimohanaḥ
—
the cause of bewilderment.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tebhyaḥ samabhavat sūtraṁ
tebhyaḥ
from those modes
samabhavat
arose
sūtram
the first transformation of nature, endowed with the potency of activity
mahān sūtreṇa saṁyutaḥ
mahān
primeval nature endowed with the potency of knowledge
sūtreṇa
with this sūtra-tattva
saṁyutaḥ
conjoined
tato vikurvato jāto
tataḥ
from the mahat
vikurvataḥ
transforming
jātaḥ
was generated
yaḥ
which
yo ’haṅkāro vimohanaḥ
ahaṅkāraḥ
false ego
vimohanaḥ
the cause of bewilderment.
From these modes arose the primeval sūtra, along with the mahat-tattva. By the transformation of the mahat-tattva was generated the false ego, the cause of the living entities’ bewilderment.
Purport
According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, sūtra is the first transformation of material nature that manifests the potency of activity, and it is accompanied by the mahat-tattva, which is endowed with the potency of knowledge. In the material world, one’s real knowledge is covered by fruitive activity and mental speculation. As one’s devotional service to the Lord slackens, these two tendencies grow automatically, just as the diminishing of light automatically brings an increase in darkness.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
From these modes arose the primeval sūtra. Mahat-tattva is endowed with sūtra. By the transformation of the mahat-tattva was generated the ahaṅkāra, the cause of the living entities’ bewilderment.
The first transformation of prakṛti by the guṇas is sūtra, filled with kriyā-śakti. “But is not mahat-tattva, with jṣāna-śakti first?” Yes, mahat-tattva is endowed with sūtra. Mahat-tattva is understood to exist with sūtra. Ahaṅkāra is the cause of the jīva’s bewilderment.
My note
Source: vedabase.io