परस्य दृश्यते धर्मो ह्यपरस्मिन्समन्वयात् । अतो विशेषो भावानां भूमावेवोपलक्ष्यते ॥ ४९ ॥
parasya drsyate dharmo hy aparasmin samanvayat ato viseso bhavanam bhumav evopalaksyate
- parasya
- of the cause
- drsyate
- is observed
- dharmah
- the characteristics
- hi
- indeed
- aparasmin
- in the effect
- samanvayat
- in order
- atah
- hence
- visesah
- the distinctive characteristic
- bhavanam
- of all the elements
- bhumau
- in earth
- eva
- alone
- upalaksyate
- is observed.
Since the cause exists in its effect as well, the characteristics of the former are observed in the latter. That is why the peculiarities of all the elements exist in the earth alone.