# SB 3.10.16 > भूतसर्गस्तृतीयस्तु तन्मात्रो द्रव्यशक्तिमान् । > चतुर्थ ऐन्द्रियः सर्गो यस्तु ज्ञानक्रियात्मकः ॥१६॥ ## Text > bhūta-sargas tṛtīyas tu > tan-mātro dravya-śaktimān > caturtha aindriyaḥ sargo > yas tu jñāna-kriyātmakaḥ ## Synonyms *bhūta*-*sargaḥ*—creation of matter; *tṛtīyaḥ*—is the third; *tu*—but; *tat*-*mātraḥ*—sense perception; *dravya*—of the elements; *śaktimān*—generator; *caturthaḥ*—the fourth; *aindriyaḥ*—in the matter of the senses; *sargaḥ*—creation; *yaḥ*—that which; *tu*—but; *jñāna*—knowledge-acquiring; *kriyā*—working; *ātmakaḥ*—basically. ## Translation **The sense perceptions are created in the third creation, and from these the elements are generated. The fourth creation is the creation of knowledge and of working capacity.**