सा ह वागुवाच यद्वा अहं वसिष्ठा-स्मि त्वं तद्वसिष्ठोऽसीति यद्वा अहं प्रति-ष्ठास्मि त्वं तत्प्रतिष्ठोऽसीति चक्षुर्यद्वाअहँ संपदस्मि त्वं तत्संपदसीति श्रोत्रंयद्वा अहमायतनमस्मि त्वं तदायतनम-सीति मनो यद्वा अहं प्रजातिरस्मि त्वंतत्प्रजातिरसीति रेतस्तस्यो मे किमन्नं
In plain words
Speech spoke first: 'Whatever I am — the most excellent — you are that too.' Then the eye: 'Whatever I am — the foothold — you are that too.' Then hearing: 'Whatever I am — attainment — you are that too.' Then mind: 'Whatever I am — the abode — you are that too.' Then seed: 'Whatever I am — the power to have children — you are that too.' 'Well then,' he said, 'what is my food?'
Close to the Sanskrit
She, Speech, indeed said: 'Whatever I am, Vasiṣṭhā, that you are, Vasiṣṭha' — thus. 'Whatever I am, the foothold, that you are, the foothold' — thus [said] the eye. 'Whatever I am, attainment, that you are, attainment' — thus [said] hearing. 'Whatever I am, the abode, that you are, the abode' — thus [said] mind. 'Whatever I am, procreation, that you are, procreation' — thus [said] seed. 'Then, well, what is food for me?' —