महदाद्यणुपर्यन्तं यदेतत् सचराचरम् । त्वयैवोत्पादितं भद्रे त्वदधीनमिदं जगत् ॥ ११ ॥
mahadādyaṇuparyantaṁ yadētat sacarācaram | tvayaivōtpāditaṁ bhadrē tvadadhīnamidaṁ jagat || 11 ||
Translation
All this, moving and unmoving, from Mahat down to the atom, was brought forth by you alone, gentle one; this world depends on you.
Word by word
- mahadādyaṇuparyantaṁ
- from Mahat down to the atom
- yadētat
- all this
- sacarācaram
- moving and unmoving
- tvayaivōtpāditaṁ
- brought forth by you alone
- bhadrē
- O gentle one
- tvadadhīnamidaṁ
- this depends on you
- jagat
- world
Meaning
Mahat, the "great principle", is the first of the tattvas to evolve; the atom is the last and smallest.