Shanti Parva 89.1
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 89 · Verse 1
mahabharataved-vyasshanti-parva
Sanskrit Original
भीष्म उवाच वनस्पतीन् भक्ष्यफलान्न च्छिन्द्युर्विषये तव। ब्राह्मणानां मूलफलं धर्म्यमाहुर्मनीषिणः॥
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Bhishma said “Let not fruit growing trees be cut down in your dominions. Fruits and roots are the property of the Brahmanas. The sages have declared this as an injunction of religion.