Verse 31

Amritnada

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पार्थिवः पञ्चमात्रस्तु चतुर्मात्राणि वारुणः । आग्नेयस्तु त्रिमात्रोऽसौ वायव्यस्तु द्विमात्रकः ॥३१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

पार्थिवः । पञ्च-मात्रः । तु । चतुर्मात्राणि । वारुणः । आग्नेयः । तु । त्रि-मात्रः । असौ । वायव्यः । तु । द्वि-मात्रकः ॥

IAST Transliteration

pārthivaḥ pañcamātras tu caturmātrāṇi vāruṇaḥ | āgneyas tu trimātro'sau vāyavyas tu dvimātrakaḥ ||31||

Translation

Le principe de la terre est de cinq mātrā ; le principe de l’eau est de quatre mātrā. Le principe du feu est de trois mātrā ; le principe de l’air est de deux mātrā.

Academic Translation

The earthy (principle) is of five mātrās; the watery (principle) is of four mātrās. The fiery (principle) is of three mātrās; that airy (principle) is of two mātrās.

Verse Context

• Tattva-śuddhi (progressive subtleization of the elements)
• Mahavakya: Indirect: prepares the mind for mahāvākya inquiry by refining identification from gross to subtle toward Ātman/Brahman.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)