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Section 6.5

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अन्नम् अशितं त्रेधा विधीयते । तस्य यः स्थविष्ठो धातुस् तत् पुरीषं भवति । यो मध्यमस् तन् मांसम् । यो ऽणिष्ठस् तन् मनः

annam aśitaṃ tredhā vidhīyate | tasya yaḥ sthaviṣṭho dhātus tat purīṣaṃ bhavati | yo madhyamas tan māṃsam | yo 'ṇiṣṭhas tan manaḥ

'The earth (food) when eaten becomes threefold; its grossest portion becomes feces, its middle portion flesh, its subtilest portion mind.

Translated by F. Max Müller

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Which verse says this?

'The earth (food) when eaten becomes threefold; its grossest portion becomes feces, its middle portion flesh, its subtilest portion mind.

Translated by F. Max Müller