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Chapter 15: Instructions for Civilized Human Beings

Verse 60 of 75
SB 7.15.60

धातवो ऽवयवित्वाच्च तन्मात्रावयवैर्विना न स्युर्ह्यसत्यवयविन्यसन्नवयवो ऽन्ततः

dhātavo 'vayavitvāc ca tan-mātrāvayavair vinā na syur hy asaty avayaviny asann avayavo 'ntataḥ

Synonyms

dhātavaḥthe five elements; avayavitvātbeing the cause of the bodily conception; caand; tat-mātrathe sense objects (sound, taste, touch, etc.); avayavaiḥthe subtle parts; vināwithout; nanot; syuḥcan exist; hiindeed; asatiunreal; avayaviniin the formation of the body; asannot existing; avayavaḥthe part of the body; antataḥat the end..

Translation

Because the body is formed of the five elements, it cannot exist without the subtle sense objects. Therefore, since the body is false, the sense objects are also naturally false or temporary.

Verse 60 of 75
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