यथा गन्धस्य भूमेश्च न भावो व्यतिरेकत: । अपां रसस्य च यथा तथा बुद्धे: परस्य च ॥ १८ ॥
yatha gandhasya bhumes ca na bhavo vyatirekatah apam rasasya ca yatha tatha buddheh parasya ca
- yatha
- as
- gandhasya
- of aroma
- bhumeh
- of earth
- ca
- and
- na
- no
- bhavah
- existence
- vyatirekatah
- separate
- apam
- of water
- rasasya
- of taste
- ca
- and
- yatha
- as
- tatha
- so
- buddheh
- of intelligence
- parasya
- of consciousness, spirit
- ca
- and.
As there is no separate existence of the earth and its aroma or of water and its taste, there cannot be any separate existence of intelligence and consciousness.