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The Essence of the Tantra7.9

7.9

तद् यथा जलं तेजो वायुर् नभः तन्मात्रपञ्चकाक्षैकादशगर्भो ऽहङ्कारश् चेति

Transliteration (IAST)

tad yathā jalaṃ tejo vāyur nabhaḥ tanmātrapañcakākṣaikādaśagarbho 'haṅkāraś ceti

— water ; — fire ; — air, wind ; — ether, space ; — holding within its womb the five subtle elements and the eleven faculties ; — the I-maker (ego-principle)

These, namely: water, fire, air, ether, and the I-maker which holds within its womb the five subtle elements (tanmātras) and the eleven faculties.