Tattva Bodhaतत्त्वबोधः
Tattva Bodha · passage 34
The five elements
ततः आकाशः सम्भूतः । आकाशाद् वायुः । वायोस्तेजः । तेजस आपः । अद्भ्यः पृथिवी ।
tataḥ ākāśaḥ sambhūtaḥ | ākāśād vāyuḥ | vāyostejaḥ | tejasa āpaḥ | adbhyaḥ pṛthivī |
From it, space came to be. From space, air. From air, fire. From fire, water. From water, earth.
In plain words
From māyā, space (ākāśa) arose; from space, air; from air, fire; from fire, water; and from water, earth.