Ramayana
न मां त्वमवजानीषे दुःखितामवमानिताम् । वृक्षस्यावज्ञया ब्रह्मंश्छिद्यन्ते वृक्षजीविनः ॥ 7-58-20 ॥
"Do you not disregard me, one grieved and dishonored? O Brahman, through the contempt shown a tree, those who live by the tree are cut down with it."
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