Vanaspati: Plants and Plant-Life as in Indian Treatises and Traditions c5.s5.151

c5.s5.151

(2) *Water*—(भुजलाद्याहार, etc.). The necessity of water as a condition of growth (बलं) of plants is emphasized by the mythical prophetess Khanā—“Light by day and water by night—these two lead to the growth of strength to plants.”