ॐ गुरुपरमात्मने नमः
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पञ्चीकरणे परस्परयोजनं कीदृशम्
दृष्टान्तः – यथा पञ्च मित्राणि प्रत्येकं आम्रनालिकेरादिफलं आनीय सहभोजनं कुर्वन्ति। सर्वोऽपि फलस्य भागद्वयं कृत्वा, एकार्धं स्वस्मै, अवशिष्टार्थं चतुर्धा विभज्य मित्रेभ्यः पृथक्करोति। एवं पञ्चानां फलानां संयोजनम्।
दार्ष्टान्तः – आकाशस्य भागद्वयम्। एकं भागं तूष्णीं व्यवस्थाप्य। अपरं अर्धं चतुर्धा समं विभज्य। ते च भागाः न आकाशेन योज्या। अपरार्धस्य चत्वारः अंशाः वायु-तेज-जल-पृथ्वी इत्येतेषां पूर्वार्धभागेन संयोज्याः। एवं पञ्चमहाभूतानां परस्परयोजनम्॥
how does pañcīkaraṇam join the bhūtas
Just as five friends might meet and bring five fruits to a potluck, and each might take a half of what they brought and then share everything else that was brought equally.
In the same way, ākāśa is divided into two parts, and one-half (major) is kept aside. The other half is divided into four (minor) parts – and they do not combine again with ākāśa. These four parts are combined with the (major) halves of vāyu, tejas, jala and pr̥thivī. Thus they are combined together.
Note: in the vicāra candrodaya, a detailed explanation is similarly repeated for each of vāyu, tejas, jala and pr̥thivī. However, we are choosing to omit the repetition here.