adhiṣṭānam–(1) The basis, the body; tathā–and; kartā–(2) the ‘doer’, the ego of the knot of spirit and matter; pṛthak-vidham–(3) the separate, various; karaṇam cha–senses—eyes, ears, etc., as the instrument; vividhāḥ–(4) the various; pṛthak cha–and separate; cheṣṭā– endeavours or functions of the vital airs; atra pañchamam–and the fifth factor; daivam eva cha–(5) is the Divine, the Supersoul. [14]

(All actions are accomplished by these five causes:) The body, the performer (ego, a knot of spirit and matter), the instrument (the senses), the various endeavours, and the Divine (the Supersoul).