Somanassajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 2171

[2171] When its root is firm, spread wide, and full-grown, the bamboo that has put forth its branching shoots is hard to uproot. I bow at your feet, O lord of the people (janinda); grant me leave, sire — I shall go forth.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.