Mahabharata 12.32.13

यथा हि पुरुषश्छिन्द्याद्वृक्षं परशुना वनेछेत्तुरेव भवेत्पापं परशोर्न कथंचन

yathā hi puruṣaśchindyādvṛkṣaṃ paraśunā vanechettureva bhavetpāpaṃ paraśorna kathaṃcana

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