तेजो ऽशितं त्रेधा विधीयते । तस्य यः स्थविष्ठो धातुस् तद् अस्थि भवति । यो मध्यमः स मज्जा । यो ऽणिष्ठः सा वाक्
tejo 'śitaṃ tredhā vidhīyate | tasya yaḥ sthaviṣṭho dhātus tad asthi bhavati | yo madhyamaḥ sa majjā | yo 'ṇiṣṭhaḥ sā vāk
'Fire (i.e. in oil, butter, &c.) when eaten becomes threefold; its grossest portion becomes bone, its middle portion marrow, its subtilest portion speech.
'For truly, my child, mind comes of earth, breath of water, speech of fire.' 'Please, Sir, inform me still more,' said the son. 'Be it so, my child,' the father replied.