Manusmriti

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एताः प्रकृतयो मूलं मण्डलस्य समासतः । अष्टौ चान्याः समाख्याता द्वादशैव तु ताः स्मृताः ॥ १५६ ॥

sanskrit

These (four) constituents (prakriti, form), briefly (speaking), the foundation of the circle (of neighbours); besides, eight others are enumerated (in the Institutes of Polity) and (thus) the (total) is declared to be twelve.

english translation

etAH prakRtayo mUlaM maNDalasya samAsataH | aSTau cAnyAH samAkhyAtA dvAdazaiva tu tAH smRtAH || 156 ||

hk transliteration