Shanti Parva 184.16
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 184 · Verse 16
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Sanskrit Original
सुखदुःखयोश्च ग्रहणाच्छिन्नस्य च विरोहणात्। जीवं पश्यामि वृक्षाणामचैतन्यं न विद्यते॥
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They are subject to pleasure and pain, and grow when cut or lopped off. These facts clearly prove that trees have life. They are not manimate.