Dhammapada · Verse 340

Pali

Savanti sabbadhi sotā,
latā uppajja tiṭṭhati;
Tañca disvā lataṁ jātaṁ,
mūlaṁ paññāya chindatha.

English

The streams flow everywhere;
a weed springs up and remains.
Seeing this weed that has been born,
cut the root with wisdom.

License: English CC0 (Bhikkhu Sujato); Pali public domain. Source: SuttaCentral (sc-data).