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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.12

మహాభూతాని పఞ్చైవ భూరాపోఽగ్నిర్మరున్నభ: । తన్మాత్రాణి చ తావన్తి గన్ధాదీని మతాని మే ॥ ౧౨ ॥
mahā-bhūtāni paṣcaiva
[mahaa-bhootaani pashchaiva]
bhūr āpo ’gnir marun nabhaḥ
[bhoor aapo ’gnir marun nabhah]
tan-mātrāṇi ca tāvanti
[tan-maatraani cha taavanti]
gandhādīni matāni me
[gandhaadeeni mataani me]
mahā-bhūtāni — the gross elements paṣca — five eva — exactly bhūḥ — earth āpaḥ — water agniḥ — fire marut — air nabhaḥ — ether tat-mātrāṇi — the subtle elements ca — also tāvanti — so many gandha-ādīni — smell and so on (taste, color, touch and sound) matāni — considered me — by Me.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mahā-bhūtāni paṣcaiva
mahā-bhūtāni
the gross elements
paṣca
five
eva
exactly
bhūr āpo ’gnir marun nabhaḥ
bhūḥ
earth
āpaḥ
water
agniḥ
fire
marut
air
nabhaḥ
ether
tan-mātrāṇi ca tāvanti
tat-mātrāṇi
the subtle elements
ca
also
tāvanti
so many
gandhādīni matāni me
gandha-ādīni
smell and so on (taste, color, touch and sound)
matāni
considered
me
by Me.
There are five gross elements, namely earth, water, fire, air and ether. There are also five subtle elements: smell, taste, color, touch and sound.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The five great elements are earth, water, fire, air and ether. The sense objects are also considered to be five, starting with smell. Three verses describe these elements. Tāvanti (as much) indicates five.
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