pratyekaṃ pṛthivyaptejovāyavo dravyāṇi rūparasagandhasparśebhyo bhinnānyekavacanabahuvacanaviṣayatvāt, yathā candro nakṣatrāṇīti /
Each of the substances - earth, water, fire, and air - are different from color, taste, smell and touch because they are the subjects of singular and plural numbers [respectively], just as [in the case of] "the moon" and "the stars."