Sanjaya said O king of kings, the wise call all things in the universe as equal in consequences of the presence of the five elements (in them).
भूमेरेते गुणा: संजय उवाच पञ्चेमानि महाराज महाभूतानि संग्रहात्। जगतीस्थानि सर्वाणि समान्याहुर्मनीषिणः॥