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तईओ उद्देसो
Chapter Three
[food intake by plants ] प्रश्न ५०-वणस्सइक्काइया णं भंते ! किं कालं सव्वप्पाहारगा वा सव्वमहाहारगा वा भवंति ?
__Q. 50. Bhante ! In what period, does plant life have the lowest intake and in what time the highest ?
उत्तर ५०-गोयमा ! पाउसवरिसारत्तेसु णं एत्थ णं वणस्सइकाइया सव्वमहाहारगा भवंति । तदाणंतरं च णं सरए तदाणंतरं च णं हेमंते तदाणंतरं च णं वसंते तदाणंतरं च गिम्हे गिम्हासु णं वणस्सइकाइया सव्वप्पाहारगा भवंति ।
A. 50. Gautama ! Plant life has the highest intake of food in pre-rainy and rainy seasons, and then the intake gets reduced from autumm to winter, winter to spring, the lowest being in summer.
प्रश्न ५१-जइ णं भंते ! गिम्हासु वणस्सइकाइया सव्वप्पाहारगा भवंति कम्हा णं भंते ! गिम्हासु बहवे वणस्स इक्काइया पत्तिया पुप्फिया फलिया हरियगरेरिज्जमाणा सिरीए अईव अईव उवसोभेमाणा उवसोभेमाणा चिट्ठति ?
Q. 51. Bhante ! If, as you say, plant life has the lowest intake of food in summer, then, how is it, as we see, that in summer, quite a large number of plants shoot out fresh leaves, blossom flowers and yield fruits ; they are very green and bright, and they look immensely beautiful ?
उत्तर ५१-गोयमा! गिम्हासु णं बहवे उसिणजोणिया जीवा य पोग्गला य वणस्सइक्काइयत्ताए वक्कमति विउक्कमति चयंति उववज्जति । एवं खलु गोयमा ! गिम्हासु बहवे वणस्सइक्काइया पत्तिया पुप्फिया जाव...चिट्ठति।
