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[60] [Prajñāpanasūtra [852 u.] Yes, Gautama! Man, buffalo, horse, elephant, lion, tiger, wolf, leopard, bear, tarakṣa, paraśara (rhinoceros), jackal, cat, dog, hunting dog, kokantika (fox), hare, cheetah and chillaka, and all other creatures of this kind, are all masculine. 853. Ah, Bhante! Kaṃsa, kaṃsoka, parimaṇḍala, śaila, stūpa, jāla, sthāla, tāra, rūpa, akṣi (eye), parva (pore), kuṇḍa, padma, dugdha (milk), dadhi (curd), navanīta (butter), prāsana, śayana, bhavana, vimāna, chatra, cāmara, bhṛgāra, angana (courtyard), nirangaṇa (niranja), ābharaṇa (ornament) and ratna, all these and other similar (words) are all neuter? [853 u.] Yes, Gautama! From kaṃsa to ratna (and) all other similar (words) are all neuter. 554. Graha Bhante! Pṛthvīti itthīvayū, prau tti pumakū, dhanṇe tti napusagavayū, paṇṇavaṇī ṇam esā bhāsā? ṇ esā bhāsā mōsā? Haṃtā goyamā! Pṛthvī tti isthīvayū, prau tti pumavayū, dhanṇe tti gpusagavayū, paṇṇavaṇī ṇam esā bhāsā, ṇ esā bhāsā mōsā. [854 pr.] Bhagavan! Pṛthvī, this (word) is feminine, āu (water) this (word) is masculine and dhannya, this (word) is neuter, is this language prajñāpanī? Is this language not false? [854 u.] Yes, Gautama! Pṛthvī, this (word) is feminine, ap (in Prakrit) this (word) is masculine and dhannya, this (word) is neuter. This language is prajñāpanī, this language is not false. 855. Ah, Bhante! Pṛthvīti itthīprāṇamaṇī, prau tti pumāṇamaṇī, dhanṇe tti napusagāṇamaṇī, paṇṇavaṇī ṇam esā bhāsā? ṇ esā bhāsā mōsā? Haṃtā goyamā! Pṛthvīti isthīprāṇamaṇī, pāu tti pumapraṇamaṇī, dhanṇe tti ṇasagāṇamaṇī, paṇṇavaṇī ṇam esā bhāsā, ṇ esā bhāsā mōsā. [855 pr.] Bhagavan! Pṛthvī, this (language) is feminine-prajñāpanī, ap, this (language) is masculine-prajñāpanī and dhannya, this (language) is neuter-prajñāpanī, is this language prajñāpanī? Is this language not false?