[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 16.32.78 # Skandapurana 16.32.78 Skandapurāṇa 16.32.78 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.32.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.32.78) samudāyena bhūtānāṃ pañcānāmudbhijaṃ bhuvi .. jarāyujāśca stanyena vinā jīvitumakṣamāḥ .. 78 .. > The plant-born on earth live through the aggregation of the five elements, / and the womb-born are unable to live without breastmilk. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.32.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.32.77) - [Next: 16.32.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.32.79) - [Up: 16.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.32) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.32.78) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.32.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.32.78) · Pramāṇa