He replied: "The ether is that god, the wind, fire, water, earth, speech, mind, eye, and ear. These, when they have manifested (their power), contend and say: We (each of us) support this body and keep it.

In plain words: The sage says these powers are space, wind, fire, water, earth, speech, mind, eyes and ears. Once they show their strength, they argue, each boasting that it alone holds up the body.