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Patna Dharmapada 288

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Uv3:11
tad vai vadāmi bhadraṃ vo yāvantaḥ stha samāgatāḥ |
tṛṣṇāṃ samūlāṃ khanatha uśīrārthīva bīraṇām |
tṛṣṇāyāḥ khātamūlāya nāsti ṣokaḥ kuto bhayam ||

Uv 3:11
This indeed 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 the root of craving is dug up, there is no sorrow; whence fear?

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