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*Ābhāsa* is subdivided into three kinds, called *chitra*, *ardha-chitra*, and *ābhāsa* proper. If it is perfectly transparent or visible (*sarvāṅga-dṛiśyamāna*, *lit.* which can be completely seen through), it is called *chitra*; if only half transparent or visible, it is known as *ardha-chitra*; and in case it is partially (*lit.* one-fourth) transparent or visible, it is called *ābhāsa* proper.