Mahabharata 12.352.5

न हि मां केवलं दृष्ट्वा त्यक्त्वा प्रणयवानिहगन्तुमर्हसि विप्रर्षे वृक्षमूलगतो यथा

na hi māṃ kevalaṃ dṛṣṭvā tyaktvā praṇayavānihagantumarhasi viprarṣe vṛkṣamūlagato yathā

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