Ādi 14.31

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TEXT
মাটির বিকার অন্ন খাইলে দেহ-পুষ্টি হয় ।
মাটি খাইলে রোগ হয়, দেহ যায় ক্ষয় ॥ ৩১ ॥
matira vikara anna khaile deha-pusti haya
mati khaile roga haya, deha yaya ksaya
SYNONYMS
matira-of the dirt; vikara-transformation; anna-food grains; khaile-by eating; deha-of the body; pusti-nourishment; haya-becomes; mati-the dirt; khaile-by eating; roga-disease; haya-becomes; deha-the body; yaya-goes; ksaya-to destruction.
TRANSLATION
Replying to the Mayavada idea of the child philosopher, mother Saci said: "My dear boy, if we eat earth transformed into grains, our body is nourished, and it becomes strong. But if we eat dirt in its crude state, the body becomes diseased instead of nourished, and thus it is destroyed.

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