Mahabharata 2.50.24

अल्पोऽपि ह्यरिरत्यन्तं वर्धमानपराक्रमःवल्मीको मूलज इव ग्रसते वृक्षमन्तिकात्

alpo'pi hyariratyantaṃ vardhamānaparākramaḥvalmīko mūlaja iva grasate vṛkṣamantikāt

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