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Verse 1.153

अथ तत्त्वाकारेत्यादिनिर्णयकथनम्। चतुरस्रं चार्धचन्द्रं त्रिकोणं वर्त्तुलं स्मृतम्। बिन्दुभिस्तु नभो (मनो)ज्ञेयमाकारैस्तत्त्वलक्षणम्

Now follows the determination of the forms of the elements. The square, the half-moon, the triangle, and the circle are remembered. The void, known as the mind, is understood by the point; thus, the characteristics of the elements are…

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