Then do people sow various kinds of crops upon whose outturn the universe of creatures depends. It is from the food thus produced that the flesh, fat, bones and vital seed of all beings originate.
ततः सस्यानि रोहन्ति येन वर्तयते जगत्। मांसमेदोऽस्थिशुक्राणां प्रादुर्भावस्ततः पुनः॥