वायोश्च स्पर्शतन्मात्राद्रूपं दैवेरितादभूत् । समुत्थितं ततस्तेजश्चक्षू रूपोपलम्भनम् ॥ ३८ ॥
vayos ca sparsa-tanmatrad rupam daiveritad abhut samutthitam tatas tejas caksu rupopalambhanam
- vayoh
- from air
- ca
- and
- sparsa-tanmatrat
- which evolves from the subtle element touch
- rupam
- form
- daiva-iritat
- according to destiny
- abhut
- evolved
- samutthitam
- arose
- tatah
- from that
- tejah
- fire
- caksuh
- sense of sight
- rupa
- color and form
- upalambhanam
- perceiving.
By interactions of the air and the sensations of touch, one receives different forms according to destiny. By evolution of such forms, there is fire, and the eye sees different forms in color.