They take refuge in one another, and follow one another. They are also joined with one another. The five (principal) elements are marked by (these) three qualities.
अन्योन्यापाश्चयाश्चापि तथान्योन्यानुवर्तिनः। अन्योन्यव्यतिषक्ताश्च त्रिगुणाः पञ्चधातवः॥