yathā kilāheḥ sarpasyaikasyāpi sataḥ kuṇḍalāvasthānivṛttāvārjavāvasthāprādurbhāvaḥ;sarpatvaṃ punaravasthādvaye 'pyanuvartate
Just as in the case of a serpent, though remaining one and the same, when its coiled state disappears, the straight state appears, while its serpent-nature continues in both states