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# Matsyapurana 166.7

Matsyapurāṇa 166.7

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [166.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.166.7)

jihvā rasaśca snehaśca saṃśritāḥ salile guṇāḥ  
rūpaṃ cakṣurvipākaśca jyotirevāśritā guṇāḥ //

> The tongue, taste, and moisture are qualities abiding in water; / form, the eye, and digestion are qualities abiding in light alone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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