Manusmriti

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इयं भूमिर्हि भूतानां शाश्वती योनिरुच्यते । न च योनिगुणान् कांश्चिद् बीजं पुष्यति पुष्टिषु ॥ ३७ ॥

sanskrit

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