Shikshasamuccaya 108

108

tad yathā + api nāma kula-putra bhaiṣajya-vṛkṣasya mūlato vā hriyamāṇasya gaṇḍataḥ śākhātaḥ tvaktaḥ patrato vā hriyamāṇasya puṣpataḥ phalataḥ sārato vā hriyamāṇasya na + evaṃ bhavati vikalpo | mūlato me hriyate yāvat sārato me hriyatae iti ||

"Just as, noble son, when a medicinal tree has its roots taken away, or its trunk, branches, bark, leaves, flowers, fruit, or core taken away, it has no conceptual thought such as: 'They are taking my roots,' up to 'They are taking my core';"