Aphorisms of Bṛhaspati 2.9: Sarvadarśanasaṅgraha

2.9

agnir uṣṇo jalaṃ śītaṃ samasparśas tathānilaḥ /
kenedaṃ citritaṃ tasmāt svabhāvāt tadvyavasthitiḥ //

Fire is hot, water is cold, and wind has a temperate touch; / by whom was this variety painted? Therefore, their fixed nature is from inherent nature alone.

Fire is hot, water cold, the wind cool to the touch: who painted all this in its variety? Therefore their order is from their own nature.