सर्वजीवनुत्पत्तौ च प्रणश्यति यदृच्छया।
अपां जीवनमेव स्याद्यद्यत्किञ्चित्करोति च।।

Water is the source of all life, and it can also bring destruction if it so desires. Water is indeed the essence of life, and it nurtures everything it touches.