Tanmātras
“the five subtle elements”
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spoken of as
1 expressiontanmātra“subtle elements”1 mention
Sāṃkhyakārikā (Sanskrit)
the tanmātra (subtle elements) [proceed] from the elemental [tāmasa] I-maker, the source of the elements;
in the texts
Sāṃkhyakārikā
The five subtle, non-specific elements produced from the elemental I-maker, source of the gross elements.
the tanmātra (subtle elements) [proceed] from the elemental [tāmasa] I-maker, the source of the elements;
the set of eleven [organs], and the fivefold set of tanmātra (subtle elements).
The tanmātra (subtle elements) are the non-specific [aviśeṣa];
Sāṃkhyatattvavivecana
The five subtle elements (sound, touch, form, taste, smell), evolutes of the I-maker that in turn cause the five gross elements.
And when, overpowering sattva and rajas, the elemental [I-maker], in which the tamas-constituent is preponderant, taking the form of the energetic I-maker as its helper, makes the pentad of subtle elements active in nature, then that pentad of subtle elements is said to be made by the energetic too, by its very assistance;
These five subtle elements, [being] the subtle elements, are the causes of the gross elements;
"the sound-subtle-element is born from the I-maker"—so it is a modification;