Jñāneśvarī (commentary on the Bhagavadgītā) 7.55

7.55

nātarī rasācīci sughaṭa |
jaiśī bījakaṇikā tarī ghanavaṭa |
parī tiyestava hoya kāṣṭha |
aṃkuradvāreṃ ||

Or, though a seed is formed / merely of dense sap, / yet by means of a shoot / it turns into wood;