368 The Law of the Rhythmic Breath 



tattva always implies knowledge. In the original edition 

 of Nature's Finer Forces, Rama Prasad spelled the word 

 tatwa, which gives the correct pronunciation; for al- 

 though Sanskrit v has commonly the sound of v in every 

 it is softened to w when preceded by a consonant. 



It was sadly misleading, and has contributed much to 

 the confusion concerning the pronunciation of this word, 

 that the English editor of the later edition of Rama 

 Prasad's book changed the spelling to the Sanskrit form 

 tattva without giving any explanation; and as all the 

 other changes in orthography were to the end of indicat- 

 ing the correct pronunciation, the natural inference was 

 that this came under the same rule. As a half-dozen dic- 

 tionaries and as many Sanskrit grammars might be con- 

 sulted without finding a hint of other pronunciation of v 

 than in English vine, the above omission has tended to 

 fasten this erroneous pronunciation upon the word. 

 Monier-Williams' Sanskrit Dictionary gives the rule I 

 have cited, and I have the further authority of a Hindu 

 Sanskrit scholar for the pronunciation given. 



Tejas tay-jus; a Tattva, the fire element, stimulator 

 of the sense of sight, the luminiferous ether. 



Truti troo-tee ; a division of time, a measure of 

 space; an atom; one hundred and fifty trutis equal one 

 second. 



Udana oo-da-nuh; a manifestation of Prdna, up- 

 breathing. 



Upadhi oo-pahd'hee ; a basis of consciousness, of 

 which there are three correlated to three regions of the 

 Universe, sensuous, intellectual, and spiritual. 



