क्षित्यादीनामिहार्थानां छाया न कतमापि हि । न सङ्घातो विकारोऽपि न पृथङ्नान्वितो मृषा ॥ ५९ ॥
ksity-adinam iharthanam chaya na katamapi hi na sanghato vikaro ’pi na prthan nanvito mrsa
- ksiti-adinam
- of the five elements, beginning with the earth
- iha
- in this world
- arthanam
- of those five elements
- chaya
- shadow
- na
- neither
- katama
- which of them
- api
- indeed
- hi
- certainly
- na
- nor
- sanghatah
- combination
- vikarah
- transformation
- api
- although
- na prthak
- nor separated
- na anvitah
- nor inherent in
- mrsa
- all these theories are without substance.
In this world there are five elements—namely earth, water, fire, air and ether—but the body is not a reflection of them, nor a combination or transformation of them. Because the body and its ingredients are neither distinct nor amalgamated, all such theories are insubstantial.