Verse 444

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देहोऽयं पितृभुक्तान्नविकाराच्छुक्लशोणितात् ।जातः प्रवर्धतेऽन्नेन तदभावे विनश्यति ॥ ४४४ ॥

In plain words

Born from the transformed seed and blood derived from the food consumed by the parents, this body grows through food, and without it, perishes.

Close to the Sanskrit

This body, born from the transformation of food eaten by the father and from blood, grows by food, and in the absence of that, perishes.