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Parātrīśikā1.8

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अमूला तत्क्रमा ज्ञेया क्षान्ता सृष्टिर् उदाहृता । सर्वेषां चैव मन्त्राणां विद्यानां च यशस्विनि ॥८॥
amūlā tatkramā jñeyā kṣāntā sṛṣṭir udāhṛtā | sarveṣāṃ caiva mantrāṇāṃ vidyānāṃ ca yaśasvini
— rootless, without a root (beginning with a, the 'rootless' vowel) ; — having that sequence (a … kṣa) ; — is to be known ; — ending in kṣa ; — emanation, creation (the order of phonemes as cosmic emission) ; — is declared, is set forth (as example) ; — of all ; — and indeed (ca + eva) ; — of the mantras ; — of the vidyās (the feminine mantras/wisdom-formulae) ; — and ; — O glorious one

Rootless, having that sequence, ending in kṣa — this is to be known as the emanation (sṛṣṭi), declared (as the source) of all mantras and vidyās, O glorious one.