Mahabharata 5.192.20

यक्षेणर्द्धिमता राजन्स्थूणाकर्णेन पालितम्तद्भयादेव च जनो विसर्जयति तद्वनम्

yakṣeṇarddhimatā rājansthūṇākarṇena pālitamtadbhayādeva ca jano visarjayati tadvanam

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