अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृता यस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः ।
अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके ॥
१५-२ ॥
adhaścordhvaṃ prasṛtā yasya śākhā guṇapravṛddhā viṣayapravālāḥ |
adhaśca mūlānyanusantatāni karmānubandhīni manuṣyaloke ||
15-2 ||
Its branches, nourished by the qualities and with sense-objects as their shoots, spread downward and upward; and below, its roots stretch forth, binding to action in the world of men.