in the succeeding ones. The tanmatras are quanta of energy. The total sattwik aspects of the five tanmatras combine to form the antah-karana or inner-instrument consisting of manas, buddhi, citta, and ahamkara. The individual sattwik aspects of tanmatras combine to produce the jnana-indriyas consisting of the five sense organs of perception. The total rajasik aspects of tanmatras of the five tanmatras combine to form the five pranas—prana, apna, vyana, udana, and samana. The individual rajasik aspects of tanmatras combine to produce the five organs of action. The individual tamasik aspects of the five tanmatras combine to form the elements that make up the world, through the process of panchikarana. References Rigveda Vedanta Yoga concepts Hindu philosophical concepts Sanskrit words and phrases