Viyahapannatti 23.1.833

23.1.833

aha bhaṃte! pāḍhā-miyavālaṃki-madhurarasā-rāyavalli-paumā-moḍhari-daṃti-caṃḍīṇaṃ–eesi ṇaṃ je jīvā mūlattāe vakka-maṃti? evaṃ ettha vi mūlādīyā dasa uddesagā āluyavaggasarisā, navaraṃ–ogāhaṇā jahā vallīṇaṃ, sesaṃ taṃ ceva|
sevaṃ bhaṃte! sevaṃ bhaṃte! tti|

"Now, Venerable Sir, those souls who pass into existence as the roots of pāṭhā, mṛgavālukī, madhurarasā, rājavallī, padmā, moḍharī, dantī, and caṇḍī?" In this manner here too, ten uddeśakas beginning with root are similar to the āluka group, with this difference: body size is as for creepers; the rest is just that.
"It is true, Venerable Sir! It is true, Venerable Sir!"