Mahabharata 12.138.10

छिन्नमूले ह्यधिष्ठाने सर्वे तज्जीविनो हताःकथं हि शाखास्तिष्ठेयुश्छिन्नमूले वनस्पतौ

chinnamūle hyadhiṣṭhāne sarve tajjīvino hatāḥkathaṃ hi śākhāstiṣṭheyuśchinnamūle vanaspatau

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.