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The Vision of Śiva3.39

3.39
निश्चलत्वेऽपि हि जलं वीचित्वे जलमेव तत् । वीचिभिस्तद्विशिष्टं चेत्तन्नैश्चल्यविशेषकम् ॥३९॥
niścalatve'pi hi jalaṃ vīcitve jalameva tat | vīcibhistadviśiṣṭaṃ cettannaiścalyaviśeṣakam
— even in stillness ; — indeed ; — water ; — in the wave-state ; — still water alone ; — that ; — by the waves ; — that (water) qualified ; — if ; — that very (waving) distinguishes it from stillness

Indeed, in stillness it is water, and in the wave-state too that is just water; if (you say) it is water qualified by the waves, (we reply) that very (waving) is what distinguishes it from its stillness (without altering its watery essence).