ekÄdaÅ›atva ÄtmÄsau
mahÄ-bhÅ«tendriyÄṇi ca
aṣṭau prakṛtayaś caiva
puruá¹£aÅ› ca navety atha

 ekÄdaÅ›atve - in the consideration of eleven; ÄtmÄ - the soul; asau - this; mahÄ-bhÅ«ta - the gross elements; indriyÄṇi - the senses; ca - and; aṣṭau - eight; praká¹›tayaḥ - natural elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego); ca - also; eva - certainly; puruá¹£aḥ - the Supreme Lord; ca - and; nava - nine; iti - thus; atha - furthermore.


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Counting eleven, there are the soul, the gross elements and the senses. Eight gross and subtle elements plus the Supreme Lord would make nine.

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