The Patna Dharmapada 287

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taṃ vo vademi bhadraṃ vo yāvaṃt-ittha samāgatā |
tahnāṃ samūlāṃ khaṇatha uṣīrātthī va beruṇiṃ |
tahnāya khatamūlāya nāsti ṣokā kato bhayaṃ ||

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This I say to you: good fortune to you, as many as are gathered here!
Dig up the root of craving, as one seeking sweet root digs up bīraṇa grass.
When craving's root is dug up, there is no sorrow; whence fear?