आदिर् इति द्व्यक्षरम् । प्रतिहार इति चतुरक्षरम् । तत इहैकम् । तत् समम्
ādir iti dvyakṣaram | pratihāra iti caturakṣaram | tata ihaikam | tat samam
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
The word âdi (first, Om) has two syllables, the word pratihâra has four syllables. Taking one syllable from that over, that is equal (sama).
Translated by F. Max Müller