Manusmriti
इयं भूमिर्हि भूतानां शाश्वती योनिरुच्यते । न च योनिगुणान् कांश्चिद् बीजं पुष्यति पुष्टिषु ॥ ३७ ॥
This earth, indeed, is called the primeval womb of created beings; but the seed develops not in its development any properties of the womb.
english translation
iyaM bhUmirhi bhUtAnAM zAzvatI yonirucyate । na ca yoniguNAn kAMzcid bIjaM puSyati puSTiSu ॥ 37 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript