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destructible

[dih-struhk-tuh-buhl] / dɪˈstrʌk tə bəl /


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Both Jiva and Prakriti have been said to be Indestructible, and both of them have been said to be Destructible.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

Destructible articles, such as eggs, dried codfish, cattle, or oil, have certainly been used as currency; but what is treated as money one day must soon afterwards be eaten up.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur

The whole matter is expounded in Dr. Moonenschein's monumental work, `The Destructible Doctor,' with diagrams, showing the various ways in which such a person as Dr. Warner may be resolved into his elements.

From Manalive by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

Listen now to me as I tell thee all that has been said about the Indestructible, and the Destructible.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

The very Being called Mahan who is the eldest-born is always spoken of as an instance of the Destructible.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan




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