The Compendium of Bheḷa 1.27.1

1.27.1

athodakaṃ kledayati lavaṇaṃ syandayaty api | athapācayati kṣāraḥ kṣīraṃ vai jīvayaty api ||

Now, water moistens, and salt causes oozing; / then alkali digests, and milk indeed enlivens;