Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 13
ते व्यक्तसूक्ष्माः गुणात्मानः ॥१३॥
te vyakta-sūkṣmāḥ guṇa-ātmānaḥ ||13||
These attributes of nature have visible and subtle essences.
te - thesevyakta - caused to appear, manifested, apparent, visible, evidentsūkṣma - subtle; atomic; intangibleguṇa - an ingredient or constituent or attribute of nature; a property or characteristic of all created things; qualities; a quality, peculiarity, attribute or property; the peculiar properties of the lettersātman - essence; the highest personal principle of life; the individual soul, self