[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Jain Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina) › [The Śvetāmbara canon (Siddhānta)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta) › [The twelve Aṅgas ("limbs")](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga) › [Viyahapannatti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5) › 7.3.346 # Viyahapannatti 7.3.346 Viyāhapannatti 7.3.346 - **Language:** Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit ### [7.3.346](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.7.3.346) se nūnaṃ bhaṃte! mūlā mūlajīvaphuḍā, kaṃdā kaṃdajīvaphuḍā, khaṃdhā khaṃdhajīvaphuḍā, tayā tayājīvaphuḍā, sālā sālajīvaphuḍā, pavālā pavālajīvaphuḍā, pattā pattajīvaphuḍā, pupphā pupphajīvaphuḍā, phalā phalajīva-phuḍā, bīyā bīyajīvaphuḍā? haṃtā goyamā! mūlā mūlajīvaphuḍā jāva bīyā bīyajīvaphuḍā| jai ṇaṃ bhaṃte! mūlā mūlajīvaphuḍā jāva bīyā bīyajīvaphuḍā, kamhā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! vaṇassaikāiyā āhāreṃti? kamhā pariṇāmeṃti? goyamā! mūlā mūlajīvaphuḍā puḍhavījīvapaḍibaddhā tamhā āhāreṃti, tamhā pariṇāmeṃti| kaṃdā kaṃdajīva-phuḍā mūlajīvapaḍibaddhā, tamhā āhāreṃti, tamhā pariṇāmeṃti| evaṃ jāva bīyā bīyajīvaphuḍā phalajīvapaḍibaddhā tamhā āhāreṃti, tamhā pariṇāmeṃti| > "Is it true, Venerable Sir, that roots are pervaded by root-souls, bulbs are pervaded by bulb-souls, stems are pervaded by stem-souls, barks are pervaded by bark-souls, branches are pervaded by branch-souls, sprouts are pervaded by sprout-souls, leaves are pervaded by leaf-souls, flowers are pervaded by flower-souls, fruits are pervaded by fruit-souls, and seeds are pervaded by seed-souls?" > "Yes, Gautama, roots are pervaded by root-souls, and so on up to seeds are pervaded by seed-souls." > "If, Venerable Sir, roots are pervaded by root-souls and so on up to seeds are pervaded by seed-souls, from where, Venerable Sir, do plant-bodied beings take nourishment? From where do they transform \[it\]?" > "Gautama! Roots are pervaded by root-souls and are attached to earth-souls, therefore they take nourishment and therefore transform \[it\]. Bulbs are pervaded by bulb-souls and are attached to root-souls, therefore they take nourishment and therefore transform \[it\]. In this way, and so on up to seeds are pervaded by seed-souls and are attached to fruit-souls, therefore they take nourishment and therefore transform \[it\]." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.3.345](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.7.3.345) - [Next: 7.3.347](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.7.3.347) - [Up: 7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.7.3) ## Translations (3) - [Viyāhapannatti: Hindi translation (Dīparatnasāgara, 2019)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5~hi-deepratnasagar2019.7.3.346) — Hindi - [Viyāhapannatti: Gujarati translation (Dīparatnasāgara, 2020)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5~gu-deepratnasagar2020.7.3.346) — Gujarati - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5~en-mt.7.3.346) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (1) - [Viyāhapannatti: ṭīkānusārī vivecana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5!deepratnasagar.498) — Muni Dīparatnasāgara 2000, Gujarati --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.7.3.346](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.7.3.346) · Pramāṇa