Sound, the cars, and all cavities,-these three-have ether for their cause. Taste, all watery or juicy substances, and the tongue, are the properties of Water.
शब्दश्रोत्रे तथा खानि त्रयमाकाशयोनिजम्। रसः स्नेहश्च जिह्वा च अपामेते गुणाः स्मृताः॥