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viśeṣa-aviśeṣa-liṅga-mātra-aliṅgāni-guṇa-parvāṇi

विशेषाविशेषलिङ्गमात्रालिङ्गानि गुणपर्वाणि

The distinct, the indistinct, the manifest alone and the unmanifest are the phases of the attributes of nature

viśeṣa - distinction, difference between; characteristic difference, peculiar mark, special property, speciality, peculiarity

aviśeṣa - indistinct, without any difference, uniform

liṅga - manifest, sign, gender

mātrā - only; measure, quantity, sum, size, duration

aliṅga - unmanifest

guṇa - attributes of nature; qualities

parvan - phase